Best Evidence Encyclopedia (BEE)

The Best Evidence Encyclopedia or BEE website provides information about the strength of the evidence supporting programs available to all school students. The content takes the form of accessible summaries of systematic reviews. To be included, reviews must cover all relevant studies, focus on experimental or strong quasi-experimental designs and summarize the size of effect on child outcomes attributable to the intervention. The website was created by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE) under funding from the Institute of Education Sciences in the US Department of Education.

Upcoming Events

21st National Prevention Network research conference
24 Aug 2008 - 27 Aug 2008
Indianapolis, Indiana
XVIIth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
7 Sep 2008 - 10 Sep 2008
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong, China
Fulfilling potential: better outcomes for all children (Dartington-i Seminar Series, September 2008)
17 Sep 2008 - 19 Sep 2008
The Royal Commonwealth Club, London, UK
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting 2009
2 Apr 2009 - 4 Apr 2009
Denver, Colorado, United States
XIV European Conference on Developmental Psychology
18 Aug 2009 - 22 Aug 2009
Vilnius, Lithuania
ISPCAN Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect 2009
15 Nov 2009 - 18 Nov 2009
Perth, Australia
Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting 2010
11 Mar 2010 - 13 Mar 2010
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, PA
Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting 2011
31 Mar 2011 - 2 Apr 2011
Montreal, Canada

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Prevention News : How Penn State has written a strategy for effective intervention

In the space of a single decade, Penn State’s Prevention Research Center’s approach to science–based community empowerment has put it in the vanguard of efforts to make a seamless connection between prevention science, policy and practice.

Prevention News : Penn State on the PATHS to resilience

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