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Practical Terrorism Prevention: Reexamining U.S. National Approaches to Addressing the Threat of Ideologically Motivated Violence

Researchers examined past U.S. countering violent extremism and terrorism prevention efforts and explored options to strengthen them. They found that current capabilities are relatively limited and that future efforts must build trust to succeed.

Feb 14, 2019

Brian A. Jackson, Ashley L. Rhoades, Jordan R. Reimer, Natasha Lander, Katherine Costello, Sina Beaghley
Report

Report

Practical Terrorism Prevention: Executive Summary

Researchers examined past U.S. countering violent extremism and terrorism prevention efforts and explored options to strengthen them. This document summarizes findings from the main report.

Feb 14, 2019

Brian A. Jackson, Ashley L. Rhoades, Jordan R. Reimer, Natasha Lander, Katherine Costello, Sina Beaghley
Journal Article

Journal Article

Differences in Substance Use Disparities Across Age Groups in a National Cross-Sectional Survey of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults

Using national data, we test for age differences in substance use disparities among LGB adults. Contrary to hypothesized decreased minority stress in recent generations, we find that disparities were not systematically smaller in younger age groups.

Feb 12, 2019

Megan S. Schuler, Bradley D. Stein, Rebecca L. Collins
Journal Article

Journal Article

Text-Based Writing in Elementary Classrooms: Teachers' Conceptions and Practice

In the present study, we investigate how teachers conceptualize text-based writing and how these conceptions influence the writing tasks they assign.

Feb 12, 2019

Elaine Lin Wang, Lindsay Clare Matsumura
Research Brief

Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Enhanced How Teachers Are Evaluated But Had Little Effect on Student Outcomes

The authors of Improving Teaching Effectiveness: Final Report obtained some new funding information after publication. This brief complements the resource results in the report, taking this new information into account.

Feb 11, 2019

Brian M. Stecher, Deborah J. Holtzman, Michael S. Garet, Laura S. Hamilton, John Engberg, Elizabeth D. Steiner, Abby Robyn, Matthew D. Baird, Italo A. Gutierrez, Evan D. Peet, Iliana Brodziak de los Reyes, Kaitlin Fronberg, Gabriel Weinberger, Gerald Paul Hunter, Jay Chambers
Report

Report

Estimating Potential Savings in Department of Defense Activities

There is a push to make the U.S. government run like the private sector. Alternatives to this approach that attempt to account for the complexity and uniqueness of the U.S. Department of Defense are presented in this report.

Feb 11, 2019

J. Michael Gilmore, William Shelton, Sarah Harting
Report

Integrating Active and Reserve Component Staff Organizations: Improving the Chances of Success

A RAND Corporation study undertook a literature review and analysis of several case studies to examine factors that could increase the likelihood of success in integrating active and reserve component military staff organizations.

Feb 11, 2019

Laurinda L. Rohn, Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Gregory A. Schumacher, Jennifer Kavanagh, Caroline Baxter, Amy Grace Donohue
Journal Article

Of Bombs and Bureaucrats: Internal Drivers of Nuclear Force Building in China and the United States

This article examines the domestic influences on US and Chinese nuclear forces. While strategic factors largely drive each side's, underappreciated domestic and organizational factors also influence outcomes.

Feb 8, 2019

Eric Heginbotham, Jacob Heim, Christopher P. Twomey
Journal Article

Journal Article

The Use of Responsive Circles in Schools: An Exploratory Study

The purpose of the study was to examine how educators use responsive circles. We aimed to fill a gap in the literature by offering details about their implementation based on enacted responsive circles in a large urban school setting.

Feb 8, 2019

Elaine Lin Wang, Emma Lee
Research Brief

How Educators and Employers Can Align Efforts to Fill Middle-Skills STEM Jobs

This Research Brief explores the alignment of oil and gas industry--related college courses with employer needs in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, as well as ways in which employers and educators can collaborate to improve these courses.

Feb 7, 2019

Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Christopher Joseph Doss, Julia H. Kaufman, Robert Bozick
Research Brief

Research Brief

Understanding Researcher Mobility

This research brief sets out the results from a 2017 survey of researchers in the UK and a review of the literature around patterns, drivers and barriers, and benefits and consequences of international mobility for researchers.

Feb 7, 2019

Susan Guthrie, Catherine A. Lichten, Emma Harte, Sarah Parks, Steven Wooding
Report

Report

Conceptual Design for a Multiplayer Security Force Assistance Strategy Game

The authors explain the conceptual underpinnings and basic rules for a RAND-designed security force assistance strategy game. The game is a tool to explore the potential benefits and risks of different security force assistance strategies.

Feb 7, 2019

Elizabeth M. Bartels, Christopher S. Chivvis, Adam R. Grissom, Stacie L. Pettyjohn
Report

Report

Supporting Middle-Skills STEM Workforce Development: Analysis of Workplace Skills in Demand and Education Institutions' Curricular Offerings in the Oil and Gas Sector

In this report, researchers examine the alignment of college STEM education with the needs of employers in the tri-state region of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, as well as STEM areas in which college students need more support.

Feb 7, 2019

Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Christopher Joseph Doss, Julia H. Kaufman, Robert Bozick
Testimony

The Consolidation of Political Power in China Under Xi Jinping: Implications for the PLA and Domestic Security Forces

Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on February 7, 2019.

Feb 7, 2019

Timothy R. Heath
Journal Article

Journal Article

Pain Severity as a Mediator of the Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Physical Performance in Knee Osteoarthritis

This study examined whether pain severity mediates the association between depressive symptoms and physical performance in persons with radiographic knee osteoarthritis.

Feb 7, 2019

Alan M. Rathbun, Michelle D. Shardell, Elizabeth A. Stuart, Michelle S. Yau, Joseph J. Gallo, Megan S. Schuler, Marc C. Hochberg
Brochure

Brochure

A focus on education

Education stands at the forefront of policy agendas as children grow up in an increasingly complex and connected world. A focus on education looks at the core areas in education, detailing RAND Europe's expertise and work in the sector.

Feb 6, 2019
Brochure

Brochure

What Is the Impact of NYPD's Neighborhood Policing?

In 2018, RAND researchers began an evaluation to assess the effects of the New York City Police Department's Neighborhood Policing philosophy on public safety and the public's trust in police. The results of this work will be available in 2021.

Feb 6, 2019
Journal Article

Journal Article

Are Value-Based Incentives Driving Behavior Change to Improve Value?

Early indications suggest that value-based incentives are leading to changes; however, incentives remain small, potentially limiting their effectiveness in driving the significant changes needed to derive large improvements in performance.

Feb 5, 2019

Cheryl L. Damberg, Marissa Rose Silverman, Lane F. Burgette, Mary E. Vaiana, M. Susan Ridgely
Journal Article

Journal Article

Testing Implementation Support For Evidence-Based Programs in Community Settings: A Replication Cluster-Randomized Trial of Getting To Outcomes

The systematic support provided by Getting to Outcomes can help community organizations implement evidence-based prevention programs with more fidelity.

Feb 5, 2019

Matthew Chinman, Patricia A. Ebener, Patrick S. Malone, Jill S. Cannon, Elizabeth J. D'Amico, Joie D. Acosta
Journal Article

Journal Article

Understanding Community-Based Social Innovations for Healthy Ageing

A study to identify how community-based social innovations function across a number of rapidly ageing countries and the policies, programmes and health system factors underpinning their success.

Feb 5, 2019

Ioana Ghiga, Gavin Cochrane, Louise Lepetit, Catherine Meads, Emma Pitchforth

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