Charles A Goldman

The authors identify insights and best practices upon which the Air Force could draw to improve its nonrated technical training pipeline. The researchers examined three topics of interest identified by the Air Force: (1) how colleges and universities right-size their instructor corps, (2) best practices associated with supply chain management, and (3) approaches for developing a flexible instructor pool.

The Brain Korea 21 Program (BK21), which seeks to make Korean research universities globally competitive and to produce more high-quality researchers in Korea, provides funding to graduate students and professors who belong to research groups at top universities. The authors develop quantitative and qualitative models to evaluate how well BK21 is fulfilling its goals and make suggestions for further stimulating Korean university research.

Presents an overview of Phase I (2001-2004) of Qatar's bold K-12 education reform initiative, Education for a New Era, based on RAND's experiences in this ambitious, multi-participant effort. RAND examined Qatar's existing education system, recommended options for building a world-class system, and supported implementation of the chosen option, which is based on internationally benchmarked curriculum standards and parental choice of schools.

An effort to bring international higher education to Georgians-particularly in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-included a project in which San Diego State University partnered with three Georgian public universities to enhance the delivery of high-quality STEM bachelor's degrees. In this report, the authors assess the project's implementation, graduate outcomes, sustainability, and return on investment.

In this report, the authors describe the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) officer professional military education system, review how it operates, compare it with civilian educational institutions, analyze effects of possible changes, and identify opportunities to further align the system to DoD's needs. The report contains detailed descriptive information about each educational institution in the system.

Community colleges play a key role in driving talent development in the United States, producing workers with the kinds of training that employers need while enhancing economic mobility for students. In this report, the authors systemically examine the type of career services and college-employer partnership practices across three states--California, Ohio, and Texas--and a sample of community colleges that operate within them.

Texas's 60x30TX strategic plan and RAND researchers' analysis of labor market projections point to a continuation of strong growth in graduate education in the state. RAND researchers analyzed policies and practices that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), higher education systems, and individual higher education institutions in Texas can use to manage the expansion of their master's, doctoral, and professional programs

The authors examine how joint educational institutions and stakeholders and the military services can support a transition to joint professional military education using the outcomes expected of graduates rather than traditional learning processes.

The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program serves more than 550,000 high school students each year, many of whom are at risk for failing academically or dropping out of school. This report examines the representativeness of the JROTC program at the school level with respect to geography and demographics and determines how federal laws and policies affect starting and sustaining JROTC units.

This title describes the education and labor market initiatives implemented or under way in four countries in the Arab region - Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates - to address the human resource issues they each face as they prepare their countries for a place in the 21st century global economy. Together, these countries highlight the variety of challenges faced by countries in the region and responses to those challenges.

Federal spending for scientific research at U.S. universities amounts to $15 billion per year, finding a variety of projects that improve human health, our understanding of the natural world, education, national defense, and other areas. This new book provides up-to-date analysis on cost-sharing in the research partnership between the federal government and universities.