2012-05-10T18:02:47Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/s/stasz_cathleen.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3816.html 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presents the results of a RAND study examining the implementation of the U.S. Army's Battle Command Training Program (BCTP), which consists of three phases.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3811.html 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

This report describes research to develop an intelligent tutor for basic algebra.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4265.html 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examines the experiences of eight schools that implemented integration efforts prior to the federal mandate.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3761-1.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A commonly held belief within the Army is that commanders of higher-echelon units (Echelons Above Brigade, or EAB) often fail to obtain the information that they need.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3180.html 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Narrow knowledge gaps regarding computer uses in schools by describing the patterns of microcomputer-based mathematics and science instruction employed by teachers recognized as "unusually successful" in their instructional applications of microcomputers.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3761.html 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

This document has been superseded.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2539.html 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Analyzes three aspects of inservice programs in 16 desegregated school districts in the East, Midwest, and West: the process of staff development, the program characteristics of staff development activities, and local perceptions of the programs'...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3409.html 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Describes the policy mechanisms available to district and school administrators to encourage more widespread use of microcomputers as an instructional tool in subject matter courses.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2710z2.html 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

This report examines three questions about response errors in sensitive topic surveys: extent of the problem; impact of the problem; and overcoming the problem.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2710z1.html 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Response errors in sensitive topics surveys : executive summary

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2375.html 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Individual differences in knowledge acquisition from maps

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3422.html 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Telecourses provide instruction primarily to diverse populations of students off campus, most notably through television, but via other media as well.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3908.html 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A distributed information system implemented by the U.S. Forest Service in 1983 has improved the agency's ability to perform its missions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4119.html 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In light of expected changes in the size and structure of the force, and the increasing importance of the reserve forces, Congress has asked whether initial skill training for technical occupations could be provided by civilian institutions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2560.html 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

An investigation of potential organizations for automated distributed sensor networks (DSNs), i.e., dispersed nodes that can pool their information to perform accurate situation assessment.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3308.html 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

This report describes how computer-based information technology was introduced into one white-collar work setting, and explores the consequences to employees and the organization.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4004.html 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Recent school reform seeks to reconceptualize schooling for most students. Reform proposals urge that instruction emphasize "generic skills" as much as, or more than, it does occupation-specific or domain-specific knowledge and skills.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG548z1.html 2007-10-29T23:26:00Z 2007-10-29T23:26:00Z

Provides an overview of the first phase of Qatar's K-12 education reform initiative, Education for a New Era, based on RAND's experiences in this ambitious, multi-participant effort to build a world-class standards- and choice-based education system.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR593.html 2008-05-25T13:20:00Z 2008-05-25T13:20:00Z

An evaluation study of the Step by Step (SbS) early childhood program to further assess its reach and sustainability and to provide technical assistance to help develop its data-collection and data-analysis capabilities.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR722.html 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this study, the authors sought to better understand skills required in technical work, the institutional context in which work takes place, and employers' strategies for meeting perceived skill requirements.