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Show me the evidence : Obama's fight for rigor and evidence in social policy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haskins, Ron
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Margolis, Greg
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Obama, Barack.
United States > Social policy > 21st century.
Evaluation research (Social action programs) > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Obama strategy for attacking social problems
  • Improving the child-rearing skills of low-income parents
  • Reducing teen pregnancy
  • Building the evidence revolution in education
  • The role of evidence in growing small organizations with big ideas
  • Trying to build evidence into the workforce investment system
  • Promoting skilled employment by improving community colleges
  • So far, so good.