RAND researchers developed a framework of 14 categories of cross-cultural behaviors and used it to design a survey of recently deployed airmen about the importance of such behaviors to their deployed performance and the helpfulness of training they had received. Analyses of the survey results are presented, along with recommendations for the design of a comprehensive training program and for next steps.

Cross-Cultural Skills for Deployed Air Force Personnel: Defining Cross-Cultural Performance

Business & Money

Sims, Carra S.

Hardison, Chaitra M.

Ali, Farhana

Villamizar, Andres

Mundell, Ben

Business Culture

RAND Corporation

The Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) is a measure of how much students' critical thinking improves after attending college or university. This report illustrates how institutions can set their own standards on the CLA using a method that is appropriate for the CLA's unique characteristics.

The Collegiate Learning Assessment: Setting Standards for Performance at a College or University (Technical Report (RAND))

Education & Teaching

Vilamovska, Anna-Marie

Higher & Continuing Education

The Air Force relies on the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) as part of its officer selection process. Despite concerns about the test, the authors conclude that it is a good selection test that predicts important Air Force outcomes and is not biased against minorities or women. The Air Force would not benefit by replacing the AFOQT with the SAT, although other valid selection tools could be used to complement the AFOQT.

The Air Force Officer Qualifying Test: Validity, Fairness and Bias (Technical Report)

Wong, Eunice C.

Management & Leadership

Reviews the Los Angeles Fire Department’s hiring practices as of June 2014 and outlines a recommended new firefighter hiring process that is intended to increase efficiency of the hiring process, bolster the evidence supporting the validity of it, and make it more transparent and inclusive.

Recommendations for Improving the Recruiting and Hiring of Los Angeles Firefighters

Miyashiro, Lisa

Mariano, Louis T.

Marquis, Jefferson P.

Bozick, Robert

Payne, Leslie Adrienne

Keller, Kirsten M.

Saum-Manning, Lisa

Lim Executive Director Fels, Nelson

Mauro, Jacqueline A.

Oak, Gillian

Job Hunting & Careers

Report examines the feasibility and advisability of using a 360-degree assessment approach in performance evaluations of U.S. military service members, and explores the role of 360s more broadly, such as for development purposes.

360-Degree Assessments: Are They the Right Tool for the U.S. Military?

This report examines stress and dissatisfaction in the U.S. Air Force’s remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) community and ways to mitigate that stress and dissatisfaction. Focus groups revealed that RPA personnel were concerned by heavy workloads, undermanning, shiftwork, lack of training, and undesirable base locations. Researcher recommendations include reducing crews’ workload and establishing a “combat-to-dwell” policy for RPA personnel.

Stress and Dissatisfaction in the Air Force's Remotely Piloted Aircraft Community: Focus Group Findings

Larson, Christopher

Aharoni, Eyal

Trochlil, Steven

Hou, Alexander C.

Increasing Aircrew Flight Equipment Personnel Proficiency: Insights from Members of the Career Field

LAWRENCE, ANTHONY

Bean, Danielle

Acheson-Field, Hannah

Pavisic, Ivica

Williams, Russell H.

Smith, Kenric

Pancoast, Benjamin M.

Building the Best Offensive and Defensive Cyber Workforce: Improving U.S. Air Force Training and Development (Volume 1)

Crosby, Brandon

Whitaker, Julia

Kramer, Jenna W.

Haberman, Ryan

Over the past ten years, maintenance career fields in the U.S. Air Force have been negatively affected by a series of events that have resulted in an experience shortage. In this report, the authors explore whether individual characteristics, economic and geographic factors, and the new Blended Retirement System can provide additional insights into what predicts retention of this workforce.

Retention of Enlisted Maintenance, Logistics, and Munitions Personnel: Analysis and Results

Engineering & Transportation

Robbert, Albert A.

Tong, Patricia K.

Engineering

The U.S. Army is introducing a new fitness test for the first time in more than 40 years. The six-event Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) is designed to (1) ensure soldiers are ready to perform combat tasks, (2) reduce preventable injuries, and (3) promote a culture of fitness throughout the Army. In this report, the authors conduct a review of the ACFT and provide recommendations to support the Army's implementation decisions.

Independent Review of the Army Combat Fitness Test: Summary of Key Findings and Recommendations

Simpson, Mark

Krull, Heather

Mayberry, Paul W.

Panis, Christina

Setodji, Claude Messan

Madison, Rodger

Avriette, Mary

Wong, Jacqueline

Totten, Mark E.

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