2012-02-13T14:17:14Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/pubs/online/education-and-the-arts.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120009.html 2012-03-01T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-03-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

This study examines an anonymous urban district that, faced with declining enrollment, chose to make student achievement a major criterion in determining which schools would be closed. The district targeted low-performing schools in its closure plan, and sought to move their students to higher-performing schools.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9642.html 2012-02-13T08:45:00.000-05:00 2012-02-13T08:45:00.000-05:00

Describes a vision for updating Qatar's school transportation system and identifies strategies for achieving the proposed vision.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1136.html 2012-02-13T08:45:00.000-05:00 2012-02-13T08:45:00.000-05:00

In consideration of the many challenges associated with Qatar's continued growth and demographic changes, the government of Qatar is interested in updating its school transportation system (STS). This volume assesses parents' and school administrators' perspectives on Qatar's STS, identifies a vision and goals for the STS, and discusses strategies to achieve the vision and better align Qatar's STS with international norms.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR988.html 2012-01-24T12:30:00.000-05:00 2012-01-24T12:30:00.000-05:00

The Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act funds programs that have been proven effective in curbing crime among juvenile probationers and young at-risk offenders. This report summarizes, for fiscal year 2009–2010, Corrections Standards Authority–mandated outcome measures from each of the programs, as well as county-determined supplemental outcomes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP661.html 2012-01-19T09:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-19T09:00:00.000-05:00

The ImpactFinder provides an overview of research impact and a basis for more detailed examination of the 'why and how' of research translation. The tool is implemented as a web questionnaire and collects information across a range of social, cultural and economic impacts. It was developed to meet the need of the UK's new framework for research funding but potentially has wider application.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1134z2.html 2012-01-18T09:15:00.000-05:00 2012-01-18T09:15:00.000-05:00

In 2006, the Communities Foundation of Texas allocated $10 million to the Dallas Police Department to establish the W. W. Caruth Jr. Police Institute. An evaluation of the institute's first course considered participants' opinions of the course's impact on their approach to their jobs, their relationships with supervisors and subordinates, and their sense of solidarity with their coworkers.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR675z1.html 2012-01-13T13:45:00.000-05:00 2012-01-13T13:45:00.000-05:00

Japanese translation of <em>Support for Students Exposed to Trauma</em>, including a series of teacher- or school counselor–led lessons aimed at reducing distress for middle school students who have been exposed to a traumatic life event. The program includes skill-building techniques geared toward changing maladaptive thoughts and promoting positive behaviors.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120010.html 2012-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

Child care studies that have examined links between teachers' qualifications and children's outcomes often ignore teachers' and children's transitions between classrooms at a center throughout the day and only take into account head teacher qualifications.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2011-12.html 2012-01-13T17:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-13T17:00:00.000-05:00

Stories discuss world demographic trends, Afghan peace prospects, U.S. health care spending, California prisoner reentry, Latin American inequalities, global health, veterans' mental health, highway investments, teacher bonuses, and charter schools.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100262.html 2012-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

This article examines what constitutes, contributes to, and is associated with high-quality coaches and coaching. Authors find that coaches generally held many of the qualifications recommended by state and national experts and principals and teachers rated their coaches highly on many indicators of quality. However, several common concerns about recruiting, retaining, and supporting high-quality coaches emerged.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR900.html 2011-12-07T10:45:00.000-05:00 2011-12-07T10:45:00.000-05:00

Analyzes voter turnout data from Indian state legislative assembly elections to test whether voting behavior on the part of women is influenced by strategic complementarities.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100243.html 2011-12-01T00:00:00.000-05:00 2011-12-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

Many children gained substantial weight in elementary school, especially in grades 1-3. Gains were not just among children who were already overweight or obese; children who entered kindergarten at normal weight also gained substantially.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100247.html 2011-12-01T00:00:00.000-05:00 2011-12-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR856-1.html 2011-11-22T07:30:00.000-05:00 2011-11-22T07:30:00.000-05:00

Provides several expressions for a weighting function that can yield a consistent estimator for population means using incomplete data and covariates measured with error.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9622.html 2011-11-17T15:00:00.000-05:00 2011-11-17T15:00:00.000-05:00

Develops and tests an approach to program-level assessment of interactive multimedia instruction (IMI) courses that identifies strengths and deficiencies in technical, production quality, and pedagogical aspects of IMI courseware.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR891.html 2011-11-11T15:59:00.000-05:00 2011-11-11T15:59:00.000-05:00

Using data pooled from 15 waves of the Women's Marriage, Fertility, and Employment Survey, documents trends and educational differentials in marriage formation among Taiwanese women born between 1910 and 1979.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9614.html 2011-10-05T09:00:00.000-04:00 2011-10-05T09:00:00.000-04:00

RAND researchers found many similarities between charter and traditional schools in New Orleans but greater satisfaction among charter school parents with their children's schools, as well as more perceived choices.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1145.html 2011-10-05T09:00:00.000-04:00 2011-10-05T09:00:00.000-04:00

Hurricane Katrina set the stage for a transformation of public education in New Orleans, replacing the city's existing school system with a decentralized choice-based system of both charter and district-run schools. Using principal, teacher, and parent surveys administered three years after Katrina, this study examined schools' governance and operations, educational contexts, educator quality and mobility, and parental choice and involvement.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100230.html 2011-10-01T00:00:00.000-04:00 2011-10-01T00:00:00.000-04:00

The study relies on a survey of Ohio schools to ascertain information on vacancies for 2004-2005. The survey also collected information on principal perceptions of the impact of various school conditions and difficulty in hiring.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP643-2011-08.html 2011-09-19T14:15:00.000-04:00 2011-09-19T14:15:00.000-04:00

Brochure for a week-long, intensive course designed for staff and advisors of African First Ladies to develop strategies to manage an effective First Lady's Office and to improve executive decisionmaking through a policy-analysis framework.