RAND: Latest Publications from RAND 2008-05-16T13:36:04Z Copyright (c) 2007-2008, The RAND Corporation Bricolage RAND Corporation urn:uuid:C24BF180-2F27-11DC-A4F4-64E9D44B69C5 Aligning Post-Secondary Educational Choices to Societal Needs: A New Scholarship System for Qatar urn:uuid:574DCABE-20EB-11DD-B7E0-E1BD38788F35 2008-05-16T10:49:00Z 2008-05-16T10:50:00Z This report summarizes the results of an evaluation of Qatar's scholarship system and describes proposed reforms drawn from comparative assessments of countries with similar characteristics and interviews with a wide-ranging group of stakeholders. RAND Arroyo Center Annual Report 2007: Serving the Army for 25 Years urn:uuid:D4B39FD6-1CFB-11DD-8F92-E1BD38788F35 2008-05-14T07:36:00Z 2008-05-14T07:37:00Z Summarizes some of the work that RAND Arroyo Center's analysts have done in fiscal year 2007 to help the Army meet today's demands while making tomorrow's choices. The Economics of Early Childhood Policy: What the Dismal Science Has to Say About Investing in Children urn:uuid:521C94B2-1DC1-11DD-A9A0-E1BD38788F35 2008-05-12T05:00:00Z 2008-05-12T05:02:00Z This paper describes how insights from the field of economics -- primarily human capital theory and monetary payoffs -- provide science-based guidance for early childhood policy. What Does Economics Tell Us About Early Childhood Policy? urn:uuid:6D949E42-1DC1-11DD-994F-E1BD38788F35 2008-05-12T05:00:00Z 2008-05-12T05:02:00Z This research brief describes how insights from the field of economics -- human capital theory and monetary payoffs -- provide science-based guidance for early childhood policy. Breaking the Failed-State Cycle urn:uuid:3847EA7E-04D4-11DD-BC45-E1BD38788F35 2008-05-09T06:22:00Z 2008-05-09T06:29:00Z This paper aims to improve the understanding and treatment of failed states by focusing on critical challenges at the intersections between security, economics, and politics and on the guiding goal of empowering local populations. Participation in a Public Insurance Program: Subsidies, Crowd-Out, and Adverse Selection urn:uuid:109F5F52-1B68-11DD-B56A-E1BD38788F35 2008-05-08T07:52:23Z 2008-05-08T08:06:00Z Examines how varying the level of subsidies affects participation in a public insurance program. Have Small-Group Health Insurance Purchasing Alliances Increased Coverage? urn:uuid:118D8CF4-1B68-11DD-B56A-E1BD38788F35 2008-05-08T07:52:00Z 2008-05-08T08:06:00Z Assesses whether the three largest statewide small-group health insurance purchasing alliances — in California, Connecticut, and Florida — increased coverage in small business. Implementation of new curriculum arrangements for 14-19 year olds: International comparisons urn:uuid:8F9F2AB8-1842-11DD-B4AA-E1BD38788F35 2008-05-08T06:55:00Z 2008-05-08T06:57:00Z Presents results of a comparative study investigating the implementation of education programmes for 14-19 year olds in three countries: The Netherlands, Sweden and, Australia. Identifying DG SANCO's Future Challenges 2009-2014: Final Report urn:uuid:479A7D8E-187F-11DD-945A-E1BD38788F35 2008-05-08T06:55:00Z 2008-05-08T06:57:00Z Presents three scenarios RAND Europe created for DG SANCO and comments on the key questions for DG SANCO to address that arose from the process. Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools: A Summary urn:uuid:A03BEB12-0F97-11DD-AC5F-E1BD38788F35 2008-05-07T07:30:00Z 2008-05-07T07:35:00Z This research brief summarizes research finding that students attending ''multigrade'' charter high schools in Chicago attain substantially higher rates of graduation and college entry than do students in traditional public high schools. Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools urn:uuid:9A045518-1771-11DD-853F-B40839788F35 2008-05-07T07:30:00Z 2008-05-12T13:15:18Z This groundbreaking report finds that students attending ''multi-grade'' charter high schools in Chicago attain substantially higher rates of graduation and college entry than do students in traditional public high schools. Afghanistan: State and Society, Great Power Politics, and the Way Ahead: Findings from an International Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007 urn:uuid:ADB7507A-17B6-11DD-BBA2-B40839788F35 2008-05-07T06:39:00Z 2008-05-07T06:41:00Z Compiles papers presented at an international conference on the problems that Afghanistan faces in the wake of the U.S.-led attack on al Qaeda and the Taliban; the obstacles to nation-building in the country; and possible solutions to these issues. Methodology for Improving the Planning, Execution, and Assessment of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations urn:uuid:6DDC691E-000E-11DD-B6E0-80F038788F35 2008-05-02T11:31:00Z 2008-05-11T14:05:37Z Presents alternative methods to approach U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) tasking and assessment processes and presents a methodology for assessing the benefits and costs of different ISR employment strategies. New Approaches to Planning, Executing, and Assessing Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations urn:uuid:D00DC696-0A54-11DD-BF10-E1BD38788F35 2008-05-02T11:31:00Z 2008-05-02T11:32:00Z This research brief summarizes research detailing a methodology for assessing the benefits and costs of U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance employment strategies. Rethinking Counterinsurgency: RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Volume 5 urn:uuid:CAC8C19C-0C73-11DD-8279-E1BD38788F35 2008-05-02T07:07:31Z 2008-05-11T14:01:42Z British and U.S. counterinsurgency (COIN) operations have been slow to adapt to the rise of the global jihadist insurgency. The authors analyze past British COIN experience, explore the evolving nature of insurgency, and suggest a new COIN framework. Fiscally Informed Total Force Manpower urn:uuid:BAD1F054-0B03-11DD-AAE8-E1BD38788F35 2008-04-30T10:45:20Z 2008-04-30T10:50:00Z Presents the results of a short-term review of 27 manpower studies to discover methods that other organizations could use to make ''fiscally informed'' manpower decisions. Strategies for Disrupting Illegal Firearm Markets: A Case Study of Los Angeles urn:uuid:AE65DCEC-12C2-11DD-9365-E1BD38788F35 2008-04-30T08:42:44Z 2008-04-30T08:44:00Z Law enforcement can analyze patterns in crime-gun data to trace illicit firearm acquisition, use community-based interventions to stem the illegal flow, and use retail ammunition-purchase records in identifying prohibited firearm possessors. RAND Review: Vol. 32, No. 1, Spring 2008 urn:uuid:1F1B4060-1063-11DD-8EFC-E1BD38788F35 2008-04-30T05:46:00Z 2008-05-11T16:20:03Z The cover story compares neonatal services across the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Sweden; other features discuss water resources management, U.S. policies in Asia, and political polarization. Relationship Commitment and Its Implications for Unprotected Sex Among Impoverished Women Living in Shelters and Low-Income Housing in Los Angeles County urn:uuid:81E67E3E-116D-11DD-91D5-E1BD38788F35 2008-04-29T10:39:20Z 2008-04-29T10:41:00Z Finds that relationship commitment among impoverished women predicts more frequent engagement in unprotected sex with their partners, even after controlling for type of relationship. RAND Alternative Strategy Initiative: A Conference on Creative Use of the Media for Understanding and Tolerance urn:uuid:B8813698-0B26-11DD-B4C9-E1BD38788F35 2008-04-29T10:25:00Z 2008-04-29T10:29:00Z The conference was designed to encourage discourse between regional activists and to encourage growth, exchanges of content, and collaboration. It provided an authentic understanding of the audience — the Middle Eastern public — for Western attendees.