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1. A Survey System to Assess Abuse and Misconduct Toward Air Force Students in Occupational Specialty Training

Author

Kirsten M. Keller, Coreen Farris, Sean Robson, Rachel M. Burns, Lisa Wagner, Barbara Bicksler, Laura L. Miller, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Miriam Matthews, Mauri Matsuda, and Marek N. Posard

Subjects
Misconduct, Medical education, education, fungi, Specialty, Technical training, bacteria, equipment and supplies, Psychology, complex mixtures, Training (civil), Sexual assault
Abstract

This report provides recommendations for how the Air Force's survey system for monitoring abuse and misconduct in Basic Military Training can best be adapted for use in technical training and flying training environments. The report also provides background on the training environments, revisions to tailor the survey content for these environments, survey pretest results, strategies to promote participation, and recommendations for future use.

Published
2019

2. The Impact of a Spouse Incentive on Employee Retention: Evidence from a Military Spouse Scholarship

Author

Thomas E. Trail, David Knapp, Laura L. Miller, and James V. Marrone

Subjects
Matching (statistics), Military personnel, Scholarship, Incentive, Spouse, Employee retention, education, Demographic economics, Psychology, humanities
Abstract

The authors evaluate the impact of the U.S. Department of Defense's My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) Scholarship program, which provides tuition assistance to military spouses for education and training in portable career fields, on the retention of military personnel. Using a propensity-score matching analysis comparing MyCAA households to households of nonusers, they find consistent and sustained evidence for its impact on retention.

Published
2019

3. Availability of Family Violence Services for Military Service Members and Their Families

Author

Radha Iyengar Plumb, Angela Clague, Laura L. Miller, Katharine Sieck, Margaret Tankard, Peter Glick, Lynn Rosenthal, Coreen Farris, and Praise O. Iyiewuare

Subjects
Child abuse, Military service, media_common.quotation_subject, Political science, Military Family, Domestic violence, Criminology, Neglect, media_common
Abstract

The Department of Defense works to prevent and address child abuse or neglect (CAN) and domestic abuse (DA) through the Family Advocacy Program and other services. RAND conducted a study to review resources available to military-affiliated victims and perpetrators of CAN and DA, barriers to utilization, challenges faced by military providers working to prevent and respond to CAN and DA; and to provide recommendations to improve services.

Published
2019

4. Early Evidence from the My Career Advancement Account Scholarship for Military Spouses: Work, Earnings, and Retention

Author

Thomas E. Trail, Ernesto F. L. Amaral, Laura L. Miller, Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Esther M. Friedman, Marek N. Posard, Jennie W. Wenger, David Knapp, Katharina Ley Best, and Mark E. Totten

Subjects
Occupational training, Scholarship, Work (electrical), Earnings, Demographic economics, Psychology
Abstract

My Career Advancement Account Scholarships are intended to help military spouses with education and employment. The percentage of eligible spouses working declined over time, but users were more likely than nonusers to be working two years later.

Published
2018

5. Advancing the Careers of Military Spouses: An Assessment of Education and Employment Goals and Barriers Facing Military Spouses Eligible for MyCAA

Author

Laura L. Miller, Esther M. Friedman, and Sarah Evans

Subjects
Medical education, Occupational training, Scholarship, ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION, Postsecondary education, Vocational education, Political science, Continuing education, Survey data collection, Workforce management
Abstract

The authors compare recent users and nonusers of My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA), a scholarship program for eligible military spouses pursuing associate's degrees, occupational certificates, or licenses in portable career fields. Through survey data, they investigate program use and nonuse and educational and employment experiences, preferences, and barriers. They conclude with recommendations for the Department of Defense.

Published
2015

6. Assessing the Needs of Service Members and Their Families: A New Approach

Author

Terry R. West, Bernard D. Rostker, Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo, Rachel M. Burns, Dionne Barnes-Proby, and Laura L. Miller

Subjects
Military personnel, business.industry, Military Family, Survey research, Business, Service member, Public relations
Abstract

Describes a new survey design framework that is centered on what service members and their families believe are their greatest needs.

Published
2011

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