Provides research, evaluation, consulting, and technical assistance services that contribute to the lifelong process of learning and improving personal performance.

Produces and disseminates information to provide motivation and tools to enable individuals to make informed decisions about health issues.

Develops and implements education testing programs that benefit students, parents and public officals.

Works with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the government's primary source for collecting and analyzing data about public education.

Helps to provide all children with access to a quality education, and empowers people, organizations, and communities to bring about social change.

Is committed to helping clients improve the effectiveness of their workforce through a wide range of management, organizational, and business improvement efforts.

Produces, maintains and disseminates systematic reviews of the effects of social and behavioral interventions.

History

Making research useful and relevant to daily life has been a focus of AIR since it began 59 years ago. Ever since AIR founder John C. Flanagan developed a groundbreaking approach to identifying human success indicators in the workplace, AIR has been blazing trails in the social and behavior sciences.

Now more than ever we are committed to bridging our quality research with every-day practice, shaping healthy behaviors, refining organizational systems, and improving lives.

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