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TALIS Starting Strong 2018 Technical Report

This technical report details the steps, procedures, methodologies, standards and rules that the OECD Starting Strong Teaching and Learning International Survey 2018 used to collect high-quality data.

Dec 12, 2019

Juliane Hencke, Julie Belanger, Megan Sim, Miriam Broeks, Jan-Philipp Wagner, David Ebbs, Sandra Dohr, Alena Becker, Juliane Kobelt, Karsten Penon, Jean Dumais, Christine Busch, Agnes Stancel-Piatak, Justin Wild, Minge Chen, Mojca Rozman, Plamen Mirazchiyski, Hynek Cigler, Ann-Kristin Koop, Falk Brese, Paula Wagemaker, Elizabeth Shuey, Arno Engel, Stephanie Jamet
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Starting Strong Teaching and Learning International Survey 2018 Conceptual Framework

The Conceptual Framework provides an integrated theoretical and analytical underpinning to the OECD Starting Strong Survey, articulating its research focus and links to existing knowledge and evidence and policy questions.

Dec 12, 2019

Megan Sim, Julie Belanger, Agnes Stancel-Piatak, Lynn A. Karoly
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Draft TALIS Starting Strong Survey 2018 Analysis Principles

This document provides high-level steers for content- and context-related issues that need to be taken into consideration in the analysis and reporting of the TALIS Starting Strong Survey 2018.

Dec 12, 2019

Miriam Broeks, Megan Sim, Agnes Stancel-Piatak, Juliane Hencke
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Culture and Cognition: Understanding Public Perceptions of Risk and (In)Action

This model demonstrates how cognitive structure, cultural schema, and environment awareness could be combined to improve risk communication. Case studies: one on decision makers facing extreme heat, and another on homeowners facing flood events.

Dec 12, 2019

Terry Allen, Emily Wells, Kelly Klima
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Walking a Fine Line: School Climate Surveys in State ESSA Plans

As state survey systems mature, states will be able to improve how they use surveys and explore other nonacademic indicators of school performance, recognizing the breadth of ways that schools help students succeed.

Dec 12, 2019

Phyllis W. Jordan, Laura S. Hamilton
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Developing Pilot Interventions to Address Food Insecurity and Nutritional Needs of People Living With HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Interinstitutional Approach Using Formative Research

Documenting high levels of food insecurity and overweight among people with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean and highlighting food gaps have important implications for interventions, since prior efforts to address food insecurity among people with HIV have focused on underweight and wasting.

Dec 12, 2019

Kathryn Pitkin Derose, Kartika Palar, Hugo Farias, Jayne Adams, Homero Martinez
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Measuring Labour Mobility and Migration Using Big Data: Exploring the Potential of Social-Media Data for Measuring EU Mobility Flows and Stocks of EU Movers

Researchers investigated the use of social media data to offer real-time estimates that will serve as early warnings about changes in EU mobility. The team successfully used the data to apply a working model for measuring stocks of EU migrants.

Dec 12, 2019

Cloé Gendronneau, Arkadiusz Wisniowski, Dilek Yildiz, Emilio Zagheni, Lee Florio, Yuan Hsiao, Martin Stepanek, Ingmar Weber, Guy Abel, Stijn Hoorens
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The Cultural Foundations of Modern Democracies

This article identifies which cultural values are closely coupled with changes in democracy across nations in the twentieth century, and tests whether changes in democracy precede or follow changes in cultural values.

Dec 12, 2019

Damian J. Ruck, Luke J. Matthews, Thanos Kyritsis, Quentin D. Atkinson, R. Alexander Bentley
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Roll-your-own Cigarette Smoking Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Roll-your-own cigarettes may encourage continued tobacco use among youth experiencing homelessness and pose additional health risks, despite users' beliefs to the contrary.

Dec 12, 2019

Joan S. Tucker, William G. Shadel, Rachana Seelam, Daniela Golinelli, Daniel Siconolfi
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Associations of Tobacco Advertising Appeal With Intentions to Use Alternative Tobacco Products Among Young Tobacco Users Experiencing Homelessness

The primary goal of this study was to examine the relationship between the appeal of advertising for five classes of tobacco product and future intentions to use those products, among youth experiencing homelessness who had some level of experience with it.

Dec 12, 2019

William G. Shadel, Joan S. Tucker, Rachana Seelam, Daniela Golinelli, Daniel Siconolfi
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Playground Features and Physical Activity in U.S. Neighborhood Parks

This study of a nationally representative sample of neighborhood parks assessed the characteristics, design, and use of public playgrounds by all age groups.

Dec 12, 2019

Deborah A. Cohen, Bing Han, Stephanie Williamson, Catherine J. Nagel, Thomas L. McKenzie, Kelly R. Evenson, Peter Harnik
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Air Force Capability Development Planning: Analytical Methods to Support Investment Decisions

RAND Project AIR FORCE examines analytical methods for Air Force capability development planning under conditions of deep uncertainty.

Dec 11, 2019

James A. Leftwich, Debra Knopman, Jordan R. Fischbach, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Kristin Van Abel, Nidhi Kalra
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User Guide for the Training in Psychotherapy (TIP) Tool 2.0

The Training in Psychotherapy (TIP) Tool assesses how well psychotherapy trainings for community-based providers include elements of trainings identified as potentially effective. This guide provides an update of the TIP Tool based on pilot testing.

Dec 11, 2019

Kimberly A. Hepner, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Jessica Sousa, Terri Tanielian
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School and Classroom Climate Measures: Considerations for Use by State and Local Education Leaders

This report provides broad guidance regarding assessment of school and classroom climate. It also features a list of resources and databases that focus explicitly on climate measures.

Dec 11, 2019

Jonathan Schweig, Laura S. Hamilton, Garrett Baker
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Health, Homelessness Severity, and Substance Use Among Sexual Minority Youth Experiencing Homelessness: A Comparison of Bisexual Versus Gay and Lesbian Youth

We examined subgroup differences in homelessness severity, depression, physical health, and substance use, focusing on differences between bisexual and gay/lesbian youth, among homeless youth in Los Angeles.

Dec 11, 2019

Daniel Siconolfi, Joan S. Tucker, William G. Shadel, Rachana Seelam, Daniela Golinelli
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Competing in the Gray Zone: Russian Tactics and Western Responses

The authors of this report summarize a series of war games played to better understand European vulnerabilities to Russian gray zone tactics -- ambiguous actions that target domestic or international public opinion -- and how to effectively counter them.

Dec 11, 2019

Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Becca Wasser
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Early Alcohol and Smoking Initiation: A Contributor to Sexual Minority Disparities in Adult Use

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults report higher rates of smoking and alcohol use than heterosexual peers. Prior studies have not examined whether disparities in early initiation among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth contribute to adult disparities.

Dec 11, 2019

Megan S. Schuler, Rebecca L. Collins
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Minding the Gaps: US Military Strategy Toward China

The U.S. national security community continues to consider the proper military response to China's ongoing military modernization efforts, but many aspects of the debate remain unresolved. If analysts writing on US military strategy toward China want to improve the public debate, these analytical gaps must be filled.

Dec 11, 2019

Derek Grossman, John Speed Meyers
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Gaming Gray Zone Tactics: Design Considerations for a Structured Strategic Game

The RAND Arroyo Center developed a strategic-level structured card game examining a gray zone competition between Russia and the West in the Balkans to better understand the nature of a gray zone competition with Russia.

Dec 11, 2019

Becca Wasser, Jenny Oberholtzer, Stacie L. Pettyjohn, William Mackenzie
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Envisioning a Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Afghanistan

In this report, the authors paint a detailed picture of a plausible final comprehensive peace agreement for Afghanistan. The report includes options for and analysis of realistic compromises, presented in the form of a complete peace agreement text.

Dec 10, 2019

Laurel E. Miller, Jonathan S. Blake

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