Research & Publications

Agard Research Associates Inc. produces interdisciplinary scholarship on questions of public policy, intended for practitioners, policymakers, students, and the general public. Our publications present the evidence and reasoning behind their conclusions, so that readers can weigh the analysis and reach their own judgments.

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Current Initiatives

These initiatives set the priority areas for forthcoming research and publications. Each initiative produces work made available to the public, students, practitioners, and public officials on a nonpartisan basis. The agenda is reviewed annually.

Institutional Accountability and Governance

Mechanisms of transparency, oversight, and accountability in public and private institutions.

Civic Education and Public Reasoning

The place of humanities education, historical perspective, and evidentiary reasoning in civic institutions and public deliberation.

Workforce Policy

Workplace regulation, employment law, labor standards, and organizational practice.

Historic Preservation Policy

Preservation law, funding mechanisms, and stewardship of the historic built environment in New Jersey.

Veterans and Service Member Policy

Employment, education, and behavioral health policy affecting those who have served.

Nonprofit and Philanthropic Policy

Charitable sector regulation, governance standards, disclosure requirements, and the conditions under which nonprofit institutions operate.

Research Interests

Our research spans multiple disciplines, reflecting a commitment to comprehensive, evidence-based inquiry.

Institutional Design and Governance

Organizational structure and institutional effectiveness
Evidence-based approaches to institutional improvement
Management practice and workplace governance
Institutional capacity and professional development

History and Public Life

American institutional and labor history
Historical foundations of civic and working life
Comparative institutional history
The uses of historical perspective in policy

Regulatory Compliance and Accountability

Compliance regimes including FERPA, HIPAA, OSHA, and EEOC standards
Nonprofit governance and charitable sector regulation
Institutional accountability and disclosure frameworks
Comparative public-sector and private-sector institutional design

Employment and Labor Policy

Employment law and labor standards
Workplace equity and conditions of work
Occupational safety and workplace regulation
Public policy affecting the American workforce

Behavioral Science and Decision-Making

Behavioral factors in institutional and organizational decisions
Learning and professional development in workplace settings
Behavioral frameworks applied to policy analysis
Workplace well-being and occupational health

Humanities and Public Discourse

Humanities education and its civic function
Critical thinking and cultural literacy
Civic understanding and informed participation
Historical and ethical reasoning in public life

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