Authors:Russell W. Glenn, Christopher Paul, Todd C. Helmu
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: observations, insights, afghanistan, iraq, operations, urban, city, executive, summary, joint, people
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2007
ISBN-10: 0833041533
ISBN-13: 9780833041531

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Author: Doug Johnson
Publisher: Beavers Pond Pr
Keywords: part, technology, work, making, schools, hard, easy, people, machines, observations
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2004-07-31
ISBN-10: 1592980708
ISBN-13: 9781592980703

This little book takes a somewhat skewed approach to educational technology. Its focus is on the human elements to which attention must be paid before technology can have an impact on teaching and learning.

Authors:Jaana Juvonen, Vi-Nhuan Le, Tessa Kaganoff, Cathe
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: american, middle, school, facing, challenges, wonder, years, focus
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 0833033905
ISBN-13: 9780833033901

Young teens undergo multiple physical, social-emotional, and intellectual changes, which have been viewed as setting them apart from both younger and older students. The basic concept of a separate middle school was to better focus on and serve the special needs of children in their early teens. The question is whether middle schools, as currently designed and operated, are performing that function well. Or, as some have alleged, do they unintentionally encourage poor behavior, alienation, disengagement, and low achievement? This monograph is a comprehensive assessment of the American middle s

Authors:Andrew R. Hoehn, Adam Grissom, David Ochmanek, Da
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: security, challenges, iraq, america, meeting, division, labor, new
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2007
ISBN-10: 0833039628
ISBN-13: 9780833039620

A new U.S. grand strategy has been emerging, one that requires not only resources but patience and commitment: the promotion of democracy and freedom abroad. The U.S. armed forces will continue to be among the myriad contributors necessary to achieve this goal. In the face of increasing complexity, changing tactics, and tight budgets, the defense establishment will need to change in multiple ways, yet must also not risk its historic strengths. This volume draws together and integrates insights derived from a wide range of research efforts undertaken at RAND over the past few years. Some of the

Authors:Obaid Younossi, Mark V. Arena, Richard M. Moore,
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: cost, estimating, methodology, basics, technology, jet, engine, acquisition, military
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2003
ISBN-10: 0833032828
ISBN-13: 9780833032829

As manufacturing processes and materials used in aircraft engine production change and new information on aircraft engine technology becomes available, cost-estimation techniques must be updated. The authors present the results of a RAND research project to develop a new methodology for estimating military jet engine costs. They first discuss the technical parameters that drive the engine development schedule, development costs, and production costs, and then present a quantitative analysis of actual historical data on development schedules and costs. Their principal focus was on adding new ob

Author: Katharine Hall Dale Stahl
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: iraqi, civilians, violence, casualties, documenting, argument
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2008
ISBN-10: 0833044613
ISBN-13: 9780833044617

Protecting the civilian population is one of the central tenets of U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine. Until very recently, however, the U.S. military has not had a formal system for documenting the level of violence directed against Iraqi civilians. Therefore, other groups (such as nongovernmental organizations, the United Nations, and Iraqi ministries) have filled the vacuum in reporting, relying on media accounts, surveys, death certificates, and other open-source information to generate datasets of varying transparency and quality. The resulting statistics have generated widespread debate ove

Author: Jim Haudan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: people, possibilities, gap, bridging, engagement, art
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2008-07-30
ISBN-10: 0071544852
ISBN-13: 9780071544856

"Haudan’s approach helps organizations bring strategies to life by engaging the hearts and minds of their people.”-Marcus Buckingham, bestselling author of Go Put Your Strengths to Work Almost any business leader will admit that creating a strategy is far easier than executing it. That’s because the majority of organizations don’t know how to bridge the canyons that exist between executives, managers, and front-line employees. Most strategic initiatives fail when a company tries to execute strategy despite its people rather than through them. As CEO of co