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The ARC Network

The Academic Research Collaborative (ARC), sponsored by New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, connects university scholarship with federal agency policy and research priorities to expose policymakers to new disciplines and scholars, and ultimately promote more informed and effective policy decisions. The U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Department of Education are the first federal agencies to participate1.

ARC presents an opportunity for scholars to nominate research to senior leaders of key federal agencies. To participate you need simply forward a short description of completed or ongoing research relevant to the agency's stated priorities. A small multi-disciplinary selection committee will review all submissions. If selected, your work will be:

  1. Presented directly to the federal agency; and
  2. Featured on the ARC public web site hosted by NYU Wagner focused on these issues.

Additionally, you will have the opportunity to participate in a video webinar with senior agency officials and become part of a new network of scholars working directly with the federal government and interested philanthropy on new approaches and pilot projects.


Federal Agency Research Priorities

This section presents the research and policy priorities articulated by two federal agencies participating in the Academic Research Collaborative. Please review the priorities and assess whether you have produced or are currently working on research that may assist the agencies in addressing these priorities.

  1. U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Research Priorities
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    OSHA continuously strives to develop new and innovative approaches and strategies to reducing workplace injury, illness and fatality risk. The agency has identified a set of core questions, the answers to which OSHA believes will aide in determining future priorities, policies and resource needs.

    Among the issues the agency is considering:

    1. Alternative methods for identifying and targeting high-risk (injuries or illness) industries and establishments (e.g. impact of targeting a historically high risk industry versus targeting individual firms with high injury rates, regardless of industry).
    2. What is the role and best use of publicity around OSHA inspections and citations to influence industry and establishment behavior?
    3. What are the best ways to apply OSHA's civil penalties (e.g. fines) to maximize the deterrent effect on employers?
    4. Development of methods to evaluate an employer's ability to pay civil penalties.
    5. Development of alternates to OSHA penalties when a company is unable to pay a particularly high fine.
  2. U.S. Department of Education Research Priorities
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    The Department of Education continually assesses its approach to a range of education areas, and has identified a set of policy questions that could benefit from broader and deeper research to inform its future priorities and policies.

    Specifically, the agency is considering the following:

    1. International benchmarking and lessons for the U.S.
      1. How useful and robust are international student achievement comparisons?
      2. Can we move from such broad comparisons to identify new policy or practice in high-performing countries for testing in the U.S.?
    2. Are there truly effective and meaningful evaluation strategies for community-wide improvement for either overall or component impacts? (e.g. for programs like the Harlem Children's Zone)?
    3. School leadership
      1. What is an effective leader in the K-12 system? What skills characterize such a leader?
      2. Are there new and proven methods of training/preparation for principal-level leadership to meet 21st Century educational challenges?
    4. Career and technical education vs. traditional college. What is right for (which) students? For the U.S.?
    5. Broadly, what is the role and efficacy with respect to traditional higher education degrees of private for-profit institutions of higher education
      1. How does a bachelor's or advanced degree from a private for-profit compare (for students/for employers) to a degrees earned from other types of institutions of higher education? How comparable are knowledge and skills? What is the nature of the variation among and across institution types?
      2. How do on-line degrees compare to traditionally earned degrees? What is the nature of the variation among and across institutions?

Responding to the Agency's Priorities

We are interested in learning about ongoing and completed research, rather than receiving proposals for new work. Please complete this brief form that describes why your research is relevant to either OSHA or the U.S. Department of Education's priorities. The deadline for contributions is March 13, 2012.

All fields marked with are required.
First Name:
Last Name:
Affiliated Institution:
Relevant Federal Agency:
Research Areas/Interests:
Email Address:
Phone Number:
  1. List relevant publications (citation form) and/or abstracts of work in progress
  2. Describe how your research is relevant to OSHA or the Department of Education's core priorities listed above (2-3 sentences)

For further information please e-mail Neil Kleiman at NYU Wagner School of Public Service at: neil.kleiman@nyu.edu.

1This is an activity of the Academic Research Collaborative, not a solicitation from or an endorsement by OSHA or the U.S. Department of Education. ARC is working with agency officials to identify issues that the Departments feel are both high priority and would benefit from a broad scan of current research.

A CALL FOR RESEARCH & PARTICIPATION IN A NEW ACADEMIC POLICY NETWORK