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Toward an
INTEGRATED SCIENCE OF
RESEARCH ON FAMILIES
WORKSHOP REPORT
Steve Olson, Editor
Committee on the Science of Research on Families
Board on Children, Youth, and Families
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Gov-
erning Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from
the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engi-
neering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible
for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for
appropriate balance.
This study was supported by Award No. NO1-OD-4-2139 between the National
Academy of Sciences and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research and
the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health, and the
Administration for Children and Families. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or
recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do
not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided
support for the project.
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Suggested citation: IOM (Institute of Medicine) and NRC (National Research
Council). (2011). Toward an Integrated Science of Research on Families: Workshop
Report. Committee on the Science of Research on Families. Washington, DC: The
National Academies Press.
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COMMITTEE ON THE SCIENCE OF RESEARCH ON FAMILIES
Hirokazu Yoshikawa (Chair), Professor of Education, Graduate School of
Education, Harvard University
Jere R. Behrman, Professor, Department of Economics, University of
Pennsylvania
Margaret R. Burchinal, Research Professor and Director, Design and
Statistical Computing Unit, University of North Carolina
Linda Marie Burton, James B. Duke Professor of Sociology, Duke
University
Anne K. Duggan, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Research Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Barbara Fiese, Professor, Department of Human and Community
Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Andrew Fuligni, Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences,
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California,
Los Angeles
Jane I. Guyer, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins
University
Sara S. McLanahan, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Center
for Research on Child Wellbeing, Princeton University
Lisa Pearce, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology,
University of North Carolina
Sally I. Powers, Professor, Department of Psychology and Director,
Center for Research on Families, University of Massachusetts
Rosemary Chalk, Study Director
Pamella Atayi, Senior Program Assistant
Wendy Keenan, Program Associate
Julienne Palbusa, Research Assistant
Holly Rhodes, Consultant, Rhodes for Early Learning, LLC
Steve Olson, Editor
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Reviewers
T
his report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen
for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance
with procedures approved by the NRC’s Report Review Commit-
tee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and
critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published
report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institu-
tional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study
charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential
to protect the integrity of the process. We wish to thank the following
individuals for their review of this report:
Dara R. Blachman, Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family
Statistics
Elisabeth F. Maring, University of Maryland Extension
Linda C. Mayes, Yale University
Velma McBride Murry, Vanderbilt University
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many construc-
tive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the final
draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was over-
seen by Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Columbia University. Appointed by the
National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, she was responsible
for making certain that an independent examination of this report was
carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review
comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content
of this report rests entirely with the authors and the institution.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1
2 Demographic Perspectives on Family Change 7
3 Studying How Families Cope with Poverty and Economic Stress:
The Role of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods 27
4 Studying Family Processes in the Clinical and
Prevention Sciences 45
5 Family Research Methods and Frameworks: Examples from the
Study of Biomarkers, Child Health, and Econometric Methods 57
6 Strengthening Funding Opportunities and Training Models for the
Future of Integrated Family Research Studies 73
7 Final Observations 85
References 89
Appendix: Workshop Agenda and Participants 95
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