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Journal Article
Magic, Religion, and Science: Secularization Trends and Continued Coexistence
We conducted two studies, an American nationally representative survey and a comparative phylogenetic analysis of religious traditions, to test three hypothesized cultural evolutionary drivers for beliefs in magic.
Mar 8, 2023
Luke J. Matthews, Werner Hertzog, Thanos Kyritsis, Rose Kerber
Journal Article
Collective Action by Community Groups: Solutions for Climate Change or Different Players in the Same Game?
This article investigates how community groups solve collective action problems though data gathered across 25 organizations in three sites—Sitka, Alaska, USA; Toco, Trinidad; and a global site of distributed citizen science organizations.
Mar 8, 2023
Luke J. Matthews, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Michelle Scobie, Laura E.R. Peters, Unni Gopinathan, Anuszka Maton-Mosurska, Katy Davis, Sonja Myhre, Saskia Hirsch, Eija Meriläinen, Ilan Kelman
Report
A Needs Assessment of Women Veterans in Western Pennsylvania: Final Report to Adagio Health
To identify opportunities to expand and enhance Adagio Health's efforts to support women veterans' health and wellness, the authors quantitatively and qualitatively assessed the needs of women veterans in the Adagio Health service area.
Mar 8, 2023
Dana Schultz, Susan L. Lovejoy, Kayla M. Williams, Kerry Lindquist, Teague Ruder
Journal Article
Teacher Pensions: An Overview
In this special issue of Educational Researcher, we present research on a variety of policy issues surrounding teacher pensions.
Mar 8, 2023
Kata Mihaly, Michael John Podgursky
Research Brief
Opportunities to Improve Support for Western Pennsylvania's Women Veterans
An assessment of the needs of women veterans provides a clearer picture of this often-underserved population, available programs and resources, gaps in support, barriers to access, and opportunities to better meet the needs of women who served.
Mar 8, 2023
Dana Schultz, Susan L. Lovejoy, Kayla M. Williams, Kerry Lindquist, Teague Ruder
Journal Article
The Louisiana Believe and Prepare Educator Preparation Reform: Findings from the Pilot and Early Implementation Years
Believe and Prepare is a teacher preparation reform implemented by the Louisiana Department of Education in collaboration with school systems and teacher preparation programs across the state.
Mar 8, 2023
Dan D. Goldhaber, Zeyu Xu, Kata Mihaly
Report
The Missing Infrastructure for Elementary (K–5) Social Studies Instruction: Findings from the 2022 American Instructional Resources Survey
This report uses data from the RAND Corporation's American Educator Panels to investigate the state of infrastructure to support elementary social studies instruction during the 2021-2022 school year.
Mar 7, 2023
Melissa Kay Diliberti, Ashley Woo, Julia H. Kaufman
Report
Understanding, Managing, and Reporting U.S. Space Force Readiness
As a branch of the U.S. military, the U.S. Space Force (USSF) must understand, manage, and report its readiness. The authors of this report have created a readiness framework for the USSF and instructions on how to implement it.
Mar 7, 2023
Brian Dolan, Bonnie L. Triezenberg, Emmi Yonekura, Sandra Kay Evans, Moon Kim, Dwayne M. Butler, Sarah W. Denton, Shreyas Bharadwaj
Report
Strengthening the Defense Innovation Ecosystem
The Department of Defense can more effectively harness commercially developed technologies through policies that incentivize and improve coordination and collaboration between defense innovation organizations and traditional acquisition stakeholders.
Mar 7, 2023
Brodi Kotila, Jeffrey A. Drezner, Elizabeth M. Bartels, Devon Hill, Quentin E. Hodgson, Shreya S. Huilgol, Shane Manuel, Michael Simpson, Jonathan P. Wong
Report
The Impact of Army JROTC Participation on School and Career Outcomes
To understand the relationship between participating in the U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AJROTC) program and longer-term outcomes, the authors analyzed longitudinal student data and Army service member records.
Mar 7, 2023
Melanie A. Zaber, Matthew W. Lewis, Stephani L. Wrabel, Brian Phillips, Meghan Franco, Alicia Revitsky Locker, Elicia M. John
Research Brief
Fostering Innovation in Military Technology: Strengthening DoD's Commercial Technology Pipeline
RAND researchers examined how well the Department of Defense is identifying, developing, and transitioning innovative commercial technologies from the private sector to the military and how the defense ecosystem can better support this process.
Mar 7, 2023
Brodi Kotila, Jeffrey A. Drezner, Elizabeth M. Bartels, Devon Hill, Quentin E. Hodgson, Shreya S. Huilgol, Shane Manuel, Michael Simpson, Jonathan P. Wong
Journal Article
If I Knew Then What I Know Now... A Short Guide to Introducing New Technology in Adult Social Care
This booklet is for decision makers considering using technology in social care.
Mar 7, 2023
Jon Glasby, Ian Litchfield, Sarah Parkinson, Lucy Hocking, Denise Tanner
Journal Article
Evaluation Framework for the Strength in Places Fund: A Report for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
This report sets out the evaluation framework for the Strength in Places Fund. It includes a process evaluation to understand what has worked in the design and delivery of the fund and an impact evaluation to understand what SIPF has achieved.
Mar 7, 2023
Sarah Karlsberg, Susan Guthrie, Andrew Leicester, Advait Deshpande, Will Carpenter, Mann Virdee
Journal Article
Low Tech, High Potential: Using Technology to Improve Communication Across Home Care Workers
Our findings suggest that a basic workflow process—communication among HCWs—is limited in many home care settings. Simple technologies could be developed to support HCWs to navigate the challenges of providing care to clients in their homes.
Mar 7, 2023
Julia Bandini, Daniel Siconolfi, Katie Feistel, Jason Michel Etchegaray
Report
Strategic advantage in a competitive age: Definitions, dynamics and implications
SONAC commissioned RAND Europe to refine their working definition of strategic advantage. The team developed case studies and conducted expert workshops to explore the types of advantage and how actors seek to maintain and exploit their advantages.
Mar 6, 2023
James Black, Diana Dascalu, Megan Hughes, Benedict Wilkinson, Maeve Ryan, Ahron Bregman, Peter Carlyon, Jennifer Cheung, Lawrence Freedman, Rebecca Lucas, Alessio Patalano, Patrick Porter, Fiona Quimbre, Sam Stockwell, Mann Virdee
Journal Article
A New Ethical Principle for Analysts Who Use Models
Analysts have long embraced the ethic of revealing assumptions that underlie their conclusions. Analysts should preemptively explain how their conclusions vary with changes of important assumptions reflecting uncertainties and disagreements.
Mar 3, 2023
Paul K. Davis
Report
Quantifying the link between COVID-19, conflict risk, and the global economy
Our research suggests that COVID-19 will significantly increase the risk of civil conflict in African countries. We estimate this effect will, in turn, have negative global repercussions via international trade losses.
Mar 3, 2023
Grant Johnson, Sean M. Zeigler, Marco Hafner, Catherine Galley
Report
Assessment of Joint All Domain Command and Control Requirements and the Use of Live, Virtual, and Constructive Capabilities for Training
This report presents research findings addressing the use of live, virtual, and constructive simulation capabilities for continuation training at air operation centers in the U.S. Air Force, in support of Joint All Domain Command and Control.
Mar 2, 2023
Timothy Marler, Carra S. Sims, Mark Toukan, Ajay K. Kochhar, Shawn Cochran, Christine Kistler LaCoste, Matt Strawn
Journal Article
Association of an Alcohol Abstinence Program With Mortality in Individuals Arrested for Driving While Alcohol Impaired
Individual-level analysis finds that among those arrested for driving under the influence, participation in 24/7 Sobriety reduces risk of death during study period—on the order of 50 percent.
Mar 2, 2023
Nancy Nicosia, Beau Kilmer, Gregory Midgette, Marika Booth
Report
Growing Toward a Low-Carbon Future: Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in California's Westlands Water District
The authors assessed the greenhouse gas emissions of crop production in California's Westlands Water District and the trade-offs of policies aimed at decarbonization. They provide policy insights and recommendations to local and state decisionmakers.
Mar 1, 2023
Michelle E. Miro, Nidhi Kalra, Jonathan Lamb, Nihar Chhatiawala

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