Cathleen Stasz

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Senior Behavioral Scientist

Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in education, University of California, Los Angeles; M.Ed. in educational psychology, Rutgers University; B.A. in psychology, Rider College

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Biography

Cathleen Stasz is a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation. Her main research areas include the implementation of advanced computer-based technologies in education, the workplace, and the military; education and training for work; and teaching and learning generic skills for the workplace. From 1990 to 2000, she was RAND's site director for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE). She conducted a series of studies concerning new skill needs in the workplace and their implications for education policy and practice. Her most recent work includes a study of vocational qualifications in the United Kingdom and various studies of education policy and programs in the State of Qatar. Stasz received her Ph.D. in education from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Research Focus

Recent Projects

An inquiry into the certification of vocational skill
Study of skill demands and postsecondary education opportunities in the State of Qatar
Evaluation of Open Society Institute's Step by Step program
K-12 education reform in the State of Qatar
Systems analysis of vocational learning policy in the United Kingdom

Selected Publications

Cathleen Stasz, Cathy Krop, Afshin Rastegar and Mirka Vuollo, The Step by Step Early Childhood Educaton Program: Assessment of Reach and Sustainability, RAND (TR-593), 2008

Cathleen Stasz and Susannah Wright "A framework for understanding and comparing 14-19 education policies in the United Kingdom," in David Raffe and Ken Spours, Policy Making and Policy Learning in 14-19 Education, London: Institute of Education, University of London, 2007

Cathleen Stasz, Eric Eide and Francisco Martorell, Post-secondary Education in Qatar: Employer Demand, Student Choice, and Options for Policy, RAND (MG-644), 2007

Cathleen Stasz and Susan Bodilly,, Efforts to Improve the Quality of Vocational Education in Secondary Schools: Impact of Federal and State Policies, RAND (MR-1655), 2004

Cathleen Stasz, "Assessing Skills for Work: Two Perspectives," Oxford Economic Papers, 53(3), 2001

Cathleen Stasz and Brian M. Stecher, "Teaching Mathematics and Language Arts in Reduced Size and Non-Reduced Size Classrooms," Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 22(4), 200

Cathleen Stasz

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Education

Overview

Biography

Research Focus

Recent Projects

Selected Publications

Honors & Awards

Publications

Identifying Priorities for Post-Secondary Education in Qatar (Arabic version) - 2008

Implementation of new curriculum arrangements for 14-19 year olds: International comparisons - 2008

Improving Early Childhood Education in Central and Eastern Europe Step by Step - 2008

The Step by Step Early Childhood Education Program: Assessment of Reach and Sustainability - 2008

A Framework for Understanding and Comparing 14-19 Education Policies in the United Kingdom - 2007

A New System for K-12 Education in Qatar - 2007

A New System for K-12 Education in Qatar (Arabic version) - 2007

Education for a New Era: Design and Implementation of K-12 Education Reform in Qatar - 2007

Education for a New Era, Executive Summary: Design and Implementation of K-12 Education Reform in Qatar - 2007

Identifying Priorities for Post-Secondary Education in Qatar - 2007

Post-Secondary Education in Qatar: Employer Demand, Student Choice, and Options for Policy - 2007

The Use of Lottery Systems in School Admissions - 2007

An Introduction to Qatar’s Primary and Secondary Education Reform - 2006

Efforts to Improve the Quality of Vocational Education in Secondary Schools: Impact of Federal and State Policies - 2004

Emerging Policy for Vocational Learning in England: Will It Lead to a Better System? - 2004

Outcomes and Processes in Vocational Learning: A Review of the Literature - 2004

Teaching Mathematics and Language Arts in Reduced Sized and Non-Reduced Sized Classrooms - 2003

Assessing Skills for Work: Two Perspectives - 2001

Before and After Class Size Reduction: A Tale of Two Teachers - 2001

Teaching Mathematics and Language Arts in Reduced Sized and Non-Reduced Sized Classrooms - 2001

Understanding Commander’s Information Needs - 2000

Academic skills at work : two perspectives - 1999

Do employers need the skills they want? : evidence from technical work - 1998

Education and the New Economy: A Policy Planning Exercise - 1998

Education and the New Economy : A Policy Planning Exercise - 1998

Generic Skills at Work: Implications for Occupationally-Oriented Education - 1998

Work-Based Learning: Student Perspectives on Quality and Links to Schools - 1998

Work-based Learning: High Hopes or Dim Realities? - 1998

Designing Classrooms that Work: Teacher Training Guide - 1997

Designing classrooms that work : conception and pilot study - 1997

Learning how to learn at work : lessons from three high school programs - 1997

Enhancing opportunity to learn measures in NCES data - 1996

Workplace Skills in Practice: Case Studies of Technical Work - 1996

Integrating academic and vocational education : a review of the literature, 1987-1992 - 1995

The Economic Imperative Behind School Reform: A Review of the Literature - 1995

Integrating Academic and Vocational Education: Lessons from Early Innovators - 1994

Classrooms at Work: Teaching Generic Skills in Academic and Vocational Settings - 1993

Integrating Academic and Vocational Education: Lessons from Eight Early Innovators - 1993

Teaching Generic Skills for the Workplace - 1993

Implementing a Novel Computer-Related Algebra Course - 1992

Assessing Benefits of the U.S. Forest Service's Geographic Information System: Research Design - 1991

Tutoring Techniques in Algebra - 1991

Who Should Train? Substituting Civilian-Provided Training for Military Training - 1991

An Intelligent Tutor for Basic Algebra - 1990

Information Technology in the U.S. Forest Service: An Assessment of Late-Stage Implementation - 1990

Teaching and Learning Generic Skills for the Workplace - 1990

Algebraic Thinking Tools: Supports for Modeling Situations and Solving Problems in Kids' Worlds - 1989

Implementing the Battle Command Training Program - 1989

Managing Technological Change: The Process is Key - 1989

Skill-Oriented Task Sequencing in an Intelligent Tutor for Basic Algebra - 1989

An intelligent tutor for basic algebra: preliminary data on student outcomes - 1988

Employment Impacts of Information System Implementation in a Federal Agency: An Exploratory Study - 1988

Motivational consequences of computer- and teacher-generated attribution feedback - 1988

Multiple Representations of Mathematical Reasoning - 1988

Learning Problem-Solving Skills in Algebra - 1987

Administrative Policies for Increasing the Use of Microcomputers in Instruction - 1986

Assessing the Forest Service's Implementation of an Agency-wide Information System: An Exploratory Study - 1986

Electronic Tools and Job Design - 1986

Evaluating Student Outcomes from Telecourse Instruction: A Feasibility Study - 1986

Teachers as role models: are there gender differences in microcomputer-based mathematics and science instruction? - 1986

A Survey of Incentives for Staff Development of Computer-Based Instruction - 1985

Computer-Mediated Work: Individual and Organizational Impact in One Corporate Headquarters - 1985

District and School Incentives for Teachers' Instructional Uses of Microcomputers - 1985

Using Computer-Based Technologies in Organizations: A Research Prospectus — Institute for Interactive Information Environments - 1985

How effective teachers use microcomputers for instruction - 1984

Staff development for instructional uses of microcomputers: the teachers' perspective - 1984

Successful Teachers' Patterns of Microcomputer-Based Mathematics and Science Instruction - 1984

Teaching Mathematics and Science: Patterns of Microcomputer Use - 1984

Successful use of microcomputers in classroom instruction - 1983

Teachers' instructional uses of microcomputers - 1983