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Redesigning University Principal Preparation Programs: A Systemic Approach for Change and Sustainability — Full Report (Volume 3, Part 1)

University-based principal preparation programs prepare the majority of U.S. school principals. This report described the methodology of and findings from a five-year study of an initiative designed to support improvements to such programs.

May 26, 2022

Rebecca Herman, Ashley Woo, Elaine Lin Wang, Susan M. Gates, Tiffany Berglund, Jonathan Schweig, Megan Andrew, Ivy Todd
Report

Disclosure of Software Supply Chain Risks

This Perspective presents a set of proposed disclosure rules that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could implement to help address software supply chain risks and improve security.

May 26, 2022

Sasha Romanosky, Jonathan W. Welburn
Report

Engage, Isolate, or Oppose: American Policy Toward the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

The Taliban's seizure of control of Afghanistan has led to a humanitarian crisis. The authors explore three U.S. policy options: to engage with the Taliban, to isolate the regime, or to oppose the Taliban by seeking to remove them from power.

May 26, 2022

James Dobbins, Andrew Radin, Laurel E. Miller
Research Brief

COVID-19's Impacts on California's Workers' Compensation System: Evaluating the Effects of Senate Bill 1159

The authors evaluated the effects of COVID-19 claims on the California workers' compensation system and on the payment of workers' compensation benefits, noting patterns created by the presumptions established by Senate Bill 1159.

May 26, 2022

Denise D. Quigley, Michael Dworsky, Nabeel Qureshi, Shannon Prier, Courtney A. Gidengil
Journal Article

Not So Quiet on the Southern Front

Australia faces stiff geopolitical competition in Antarctica, and it's not just China and Russia with eyes on the prize.

May 26, 2022

Marigold Black, Peter Dortmans
Report

Redesigning University Principal Preparation Programs: A Systemic Approach for Change and Sustainability — Report in Brief (Volume 3, Part 2)

University-based principal preparation programs prepare the majority of our country's school principals. This report shares findings from a five-year study of an initiative designed to support improvements to such programs.

May 26, 2022

Rebecca Herman, Elaine Lin Wang, Ashley Woo, Susan M. Gates, Tiffany Berglund, Jonathan Schweig, Megan Andrew, Ivy Todd
Tool

Engaging Youth with Public Policy: Middle School Lessons to Counter Truth Decay

This educational tool—a set of five lesson plans for middle school classes—is part of RAND's Countering Truth Decay initiative. The lesson plans introduce students to public policy research and emphasize the importance of media literacy skills.

May 24, 2022

Andrea Prado Tuma, Alice Huguet
Report

Implications of a Coercive Quarantine of Taiwan by the People's Republic of China

The authors examine how China might enact a quarantine of Taiwan, potential U.S. and allied responses to the crisis, and implications related to economic interdependencies and supply chain challenges.

May 23, 2022

Bradley Martin, Kristen Gunness, Paul DeLuca, Melissa Shostak
Report

Assessing the Association Between Airmen Participation in Force Support Squadron Programs and Unit Cohesion: An Evaluation of the UNITE Initiative

The UNITE Initiative aims to promote readiness and resilience in the Air Force through events that focus on unit cohesion. The authors describe the results of their evaluation of UNITE and the program's association with unit cohesion.

May 20, 2022

Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Sarah O. Meadows, Stephani L. Wrabel, Laura Werber, Christopher Joseph Doss, Wing Yi Chan, Lu Dong, Brandon Crosby
Report

Assessing the Association Between Airmen Participation in Force Support Squadron Programs and Unit Cohesion: Executive Summary

This executive summary encapsulates the findings in Assessing the Association Between Airmen Participation in Force Support Squadron Programs and Unit Cohesion: An Evaluation of the UNITE Initiative (RR-A554-1) 2022.

May 20, 2022

Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Sarah O. Meadows, Stephani L. Wrabel, Laura Werber, Christopher Joseph Doss, Wing Yi Chan, Lu Dong, Brandon Crosby
Journal Article

Disasters and Indigenous Peoples: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Expert News Media

In this article, we aim to understand framings of Indigenous peoples in disaster management through a critical discourse analysis of how Indigenous peoples in disasters are represented in the expert news media.

May 19, 2022

Anuszka Maton-Mosurska, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Susannah M. Sallu, James D. Ford
Report

Police Killings: Road Map of Research Priorities for Change

In this report, RAND Corporation researchers summarize what is currently known about killings committed by police officers in the United States and recommend areas in which future research efforts could help inform policymaking and decisionmaking.

May 18, 2022

Meagan Cahill, Melissa M. Labriola, Jirka Taylor
Report

Supporting a Royal Australian Navy Modelling and Simulation Strategy: A Strategy-to-Task Framework

The authors provide an evidence base for an expanded Modelling and Simulation Strategy for the Royal Australian Navy so that it can better position itself to operate in a high-end warfighting environment.

May 18, 2022

Joanne Nicholson, Mike Brennan, Peter Dortmans, Roger Lough, Jade Yeung, Scott Savitz, Brendan Toland, Victoria M. Smith, Isabelle Winston, Luke Huxtable, Rebecca Lucas, Theodora Ogden, Livia Dewaele, James Black, Benedict Wilkinson
Dissertation

Responding to Urban Innovation: The Case of E-Scooters in Los Angeles County

Builds upon existing frameworks for how policymakers respond to innovations by considering the arrival and subsequent policy response to a recent iteration of the platform economy, shared electric scooters

May 18, 2022

Jarrett Catlin
Journal Article

State Targeted Violence Prevention: Programming & Key Performance Indicators

This resource is a guide for U.S. state governments as they seek to implement comprehensive targeted violence prevention (TVP) programming and evaluate its implementation, outcomes, and impact.

May 18, 2022

Jordan R. Reimer, Katya Migacheva
Journal Article

Quality Framework for Remote Antenatal Care: Qualitative Study with Women, Healthcare Professionals and System-Level Stakeholders

This study offers a provisional framework that can help in structuring thinking, policy and practice. By outlining the range of domains relevant to remote antenatal care, this framework is likely to be of value in guiding policy, practice and research.

May 17, 2022

Lisa Hinton, Francesca H. Dakin, Karolina Kuberska, Nicola Boydell, Janet Willars, Timothy J. Draycott, Cathy Winter, Richard J. McManus, Lucy C. Chappell, Sanhita Chakrabarti, Elizabeth Howland, Jenny George, Brandi Leach, Mary Dixon-Woods
Journal Article

A Qualitative Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Intentions and Mistrust in Black Americans: Recommendations for Vaccine Dissemination and Uptake

COVID-19 vaccination rates among Black Americans have been lower than White Americans and are disproportionate to their population size and COVID-19 impact.

May 17, 2022

Lu Dong, Laura M. Bogart, Priya Gandhi, James Aboagye, Samantha Ryan, Rosette Serwanga, Bisola O. Ojikutu
Report

Prices Paid to Hospitals by Private Health Plans: Findings from Round 4 of an Employer-Led Transparency Initiative

The lack of transparency of prices in the health care market limits the ability of employers to knowledgeably develop or implement benefit design decisions. This report is designed to allow an easy comparison of hospital prices using a single metric.

May 17, 2022

Christopher M. Whaley, Brian Briscombe, Rose Kerber, Brenna O'Neill, Aaron Kofner
Report

Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder Bed Capacity, Need, and Shortage Estimates in Sacramento County, California

Using an array of data sets and findings from the literature, as well as a survey of treatment facilities, the authors estimated psychiatric and SUD treatment bed capacity and need in Sacramento County for adults and children/adolescents.

May 17, 2022

Ryan K. McBain, Jonathan H. Cantor, Nicole K. Eberhart, Christina Crowley, Ingrid Estrada-Darley
Journal Article

Considering Responsible Behaviours as Part of Managing Threats to Space Systems

Space is becoming more contested, competed and congested. This report covers Wilton Park consultations on how to define and promote responsible behaviors in space, ahead of formal United Nations negotiations to try to reduce threats to space security.

May 17, 2022

James Black

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