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Research Briefs

RAND research briefs present policy-oriented summaries of individual published, peer-reviewed documents or of a body of published work.

2008

Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools: A Summary

Kevin Booker, Brian Gill, Ron Zimmer, Tim R. Sass

Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region

Gabriella Gonzalez, Lynn A. Karoly, Louay Constant, Hanine Salem, Charles A. Goldman

Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region (Arabic Version)

Gabriella Gonzalez, Lynn A. Karoly, Louay Constant, Hanine Salem, Charles A. Goldman

Aircraft Carrier Maintenance Cycles and Their Effects

Roland J. Yardley, James G. Kallimani, John F. Schank, Clifford A. Grammich

Alternative Fossil-Based Transportation Fuels: Economic Benefits and Environmental Concerns

Michael Toman, Aimee E. Curtright, David S. Ortiz, Joel Darmstadter, Brian Shannon

The Army's Green Warriors: Environmental Considerations in Contingency Operations

David E. Mosher, Beth E. Lachman, Michael D. Greenberg, Tiffany Nichols, Brian Rosen, Henry H. Willis

Assessing Child Care Quality: How Well Does Colorado's Qualistar Quality Rating Improvement System Work?

Gail L. Zellman, Michal Perlman, Vi-Nhuan Le, Claude Messan Setodji

Assessing a Coal-to-Liquids Fuel Industry in the United States

James T. Bartis, Frank Camm, David S. Ortiz

Assessing the New York City Police Department Firearm Training and Firearm-Discharge Review Process

Bernard D. Rostker, Lawrence M. Hanser, William M. Hix, Carl Jensen, Andrew R. Morral, Greg Ridgeway, Terry L. Schell

The Behavioral Health Care System Is Poised for Change

Donna Keyser, Jeanie Knox Houtsinger, Katherine E. Watkins, Harold Alan Pincus

Child-Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: What Can We Learn from Early Adopters?

Gail L. Zellman, Michal Perlman

Conducting Counterinsurgency Operations: Lessons from Iraq (2003-2006)

Bruce R. Pirnie, Edward O'Connell

Consequence Prevention: A New Model for Addressing Uncertainty About Terrorist Threats

Brian A. Jackson

Constrained Choice: Why Are Some Women and Men Able To Create and Maintain Healthy Lifestyles, While Others Are Not?

Chloe E. Bird, Patricia P. Rieker

Countering Insurgency in the Muslim World: Rethinking U.S. Priorities and Capabilities

David C. Gompert, John Gordon, IV, Adam Grissom, David R. Frelinger, Seth G. Jones, Martin C. Libicki, Edward O'Connell, Brooke Stearns Lawson, Robert E. Hunter

Cybersecurity Economic Issues: Corporate Approaches and Challenges to Decisionmaking

Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, Daniela Golinelli, Robin Beckman, Sarah K. Cotton, Robert H. Anderson, Anil Bamezai, Christopher R. Corey, Megan Zander-Cotugno, John L. Adams, Roald Euller, Paul Steinberg, Rachel Rue, Martin C. Libicki, Michael Webber

Delivery of Genomic Medicine for Common Chronic Adult Diseases

Maren T. Scheuner, Pauline Sieverding, Paul G. Shekelle

Digital preservation: The uncertain future of saving the past

Stijn Hoorens, Jeff Rothenberg

Do NYPD's Pedestrian Stop Data Indicate Racial Bias?

Greg Ridgeway

Do Neighborhood Economic Conditions Influence the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables?

Tamara Dubowitz, Melonie Heron, Chloe E. Bird, Nicole Lurie, Brian Karl Finch, Ricardo Basurto-Davila, Lauren Hale, Jose J. Escarce

Does the Military Child Care System Serve Its Purpose?

Gail L. Zellman, Susan M. Gates, Michelle Cho, Rebecca Shaw

Emerging Trends in State Arts Policy

Julia F. Lowell

Evaluating Alternatives for Renewing TRIA in an Uncertain World

Lloyd Dixon, Robert J. Lempert, Tom LaTourrette, Robert T. Reville

Evaluating the BK 21 Program

Somi Seong, Steven W. Popper, Charles A. Goldman, David K. Evans, Clifford A. Grammich

Evaluating the Spirituality for Kids After-School Program

Nicole Maestas, Sarah Gaillot

The Evolution of Corporate Governance in China

Yong Kang, Lu Shi, Elizabeth D. Brown

Exposure to Sex on TV May Increase the Chance of Teen Pregnancy

Anita Chandra, Steven Martino, Rebecca L. Collins, Marc N. Elliott, Sandra H. Berry, David E. Kanouse, Angela Miu

Extending the Reach of Arts Education

Susan J. Bodilly, Catherine H. Augustine, Laura Zakaras

Flexibility and Sensitivity to Local Concerns Are Crucial to Long-Term U.S. Security Relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan

David E. Thaler, Theodore W. Karasik, Dalia Dassa Kaye, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, Frederic Wehrey, Obaid Younossi, Farhana Ali, Robert A. Guffey

Florida's Middle School Reading Coaches: What Do They Do? Are They Effective?

Julie A. Marsh, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, J. R. Lockwood, Francisco Martorell, Daniel Gershwin, Scott Naftel, Vi-Nhuan Le, Molly Shea, Heather Barney, Al Crego

Gauging Future Demand for Veterans' Health Care: Does the VA Have the Forecasting Tools It Needs?

Katherine M. Harris, James P. Galasso, Christine Eibner

Getting the Most Out of Littoral Combat Ships

Brien Alkire, John Birkler, Lisa Dolan, James Dryden, Bryce Mason, Gordon T. Lee, John F. Schank, Michael Hayes

How Terrorist Groups End: Implications for Countering al Qa'ida

Seth G. Jones, Martin C. Libicki

How Would Relaxing the Mailbox Rule Affect Public Safety and Security?

Lois M. Davis, Michael Pollard, Jeremiah Goulka, Katherine Mack, Russell Lundberg, Paul Steinberg

How to Cultivate Demand for the Arts

Laura Zakaras, Julia F. Lowell

How to leave an Olympic Legacy: Using the past and the present to deliver the future

Lindsay Clutterbuck, Edward Nason, Lynne Saylor, Ruth Levitt, Michael Hallsworth, Lisa Klautzer, Lila Rabinovich, Samir Puri, Greg Hannah, Aruna Sivakumar, Flavia Tsang, Peter Burge, Cameron Munro

Identifying Priorities for Post-Secondary Education in Qatar (Arabic version)

Cathleen Stasz, Eric R. Eide, Francisco Martorell, Louay Constant, Charles A. Goldman, Joy S. Moini, Vazha Nadareishvili, Hanine Salem

Identifying and Reducing Climate-Change Vulnerabilities in Water-Management Plans

David G. Groves, Debra Knopman, Robert J. Lempert, Sandra H. Berry, Lynne Wainfan

Identity Crisis?: Approaches to Patient Identification in a National Health Information Network

Richard Hillestad, James H. Bigelow, Basit Chaudhry, Paul Dreyer, Michael D. Greenberg, Robin C. Meili, M. Susan Ridgely, Jeff Rothenberg, Roger Taylor

Immigrants and Health Care: A Complex Picture

Kathryn Pitkin Derose, Jose J. Escarce, Nicole Lurie

Implementing No Child Left Behind in Three States

Brian M. Stecher, Scott Epstein, Laura S. Hamilton, Julie A. Marsh, Abby Robyn, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Jennifer Russell, Scott Naftel

Improving Early Childhood Education in Central and Eastern Europe Step by Step

Cathleen Stasz, Cathy Krop, Afshin Rastegar, Mirka Vuollo

Improving Strategic Planning at the Department of Defense

Paul K. Davis, Russell D. Shaver, Justin Beck

Improving U.S. Counterinsurgency Operations: Lessons Learned from Afghanistan

Seth G. Jones

Improving the Quality of Health Care for Older Adults

Joshua Chodosh, David Solomon, Carol P. Roth, John T. Chang, Catherine MacLean, Bruce Ferrell, Paul G. Shekelle, Neil S. Wenger, David A. Ganz, Caren Kamberg, Takahiro Higashi, Lillian Min, David Reuben, Roy Young, Debra Saliba, John Schnelle, Eric L. Knight, Jerry Avorn, Laurence Rubenstein, N. Gnanadesigan, John L. Adams, Rick L. Smith, Constance Fung, Martin O. Roland, Elizabeth A. McGlynn, David Reeves, Steven M. Asch, Eve A. Kerr, Richard K. Besdine, Alpesh Amin, Dan G. Blazer, Terry Fulmer, Mark Grunwald, William J. Hall, Paul R. Katz, Dalane W. Kitzman, Rosanne M. Leipzig, D. S. Zingmond, K. H. Wilber, Patricia A. Ganz, Harvey Cohen, Ronnie A. Rosenthal

Insurance Companies' Fears of Covering Acupuncture Appear Unfounded

Machaon Bonafede, Andrew Dick, Katia Noyes, Jonathan D. Klein, Theodore Brown

Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers

Angela A. Hung, Noreen Clancy, Jeff Dominitz, Eric Talley, Claude Berrebi, Farrukh Suvankulov

Invisible Wounds: Mental Health and Cognitive Care Needs of America's Returning Veterans

Terri Tanielian, Lisa H. Jaycox, Terry L. Schell, Grant N. Marshall, M. Audrey Burnam, Christine Eibner, Benjamin R. Karney, Lisa S. Meredith, Jeanne S. Ringel, Mary E. Vaiana

Is the Economic Burden of Providing Health Insurance Greater for Small Firms Than for Large Firms?

Christine Eibner

Is the Navy Developing Flag Officers with the Expertise They Need?

Lawrence M. Hanser, Louis W. Miller, Herbert J. Shukiar, Bruce Newsome

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