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050	0	0	_aU716 _b.A88 2012
245	0	3	_aAn assessment of the ability of the U.S. Department of Defense and the services to measure and track language and culture training and capabilities among general purpose forces / _cJennifer DeCamp ... [et al.].
264		1	_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _c2012.
300			_axxi, 61 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c28 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"MITRE."
500			_a"RAND National Defense Research Institute."
500			_a"This research was … conducted jointly by the MITRE Corporation Department of Social, Behavioral, and Linguistic Sciences and within the RAND Corporation Forces and Resources Policy Center of the RAND National Security Research Institute"--Preface.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 57-61).
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Methodology and Data -- Impact of LREC Training and Capabilities on Mission Readiness and Accomplishment -- The U.S. Department of Defense’s Ability to Track LREC Training and Capabilities -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix A. Policies and Directives Reviewed for This Analysis -- Appendix B. Interview List -- Appendix C. Interview Questions -- Appendix D. Five-Percent Confidence Intervals for the Status-of-Forces Analysis.
520			_aThe Defense Language Office tasked MITRE Corporation and the RAND National Defense Research Institute to jointly address questions concerning the U.S. Department of Defense’s ability to measure and track the language, regional expertise, and culture (LREC) training and capabilities of general purpose forces (GPF). The authors used interviews with LREC practitioners and policymakers, a policy review, an academic literature review, and an analysis of survey data to address the research questions. Immediate recommendations include standardizing terms, developing measures of mission effectiveness, and collecting data to assess connections between LREC training and skills and mission success. Long-term planning should include efforts to develop a strong infrastructure across LREC stakeholders such that information can easily be shared, a theoretically sound causal model linking LREC skills to mission success, and tests of skills linked to mission readiness. The ultimate goal of these activities is to develop a set of readiness metrics, both at the general level for all GPF and at the mission-specific level, when specialized LREC skills may be required.
530			_aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bDepartment of Defense _xPersonnel management _xEvaluation.
650		0	_aCultural competence _xGovernment policy _zUnited States _xEvaluation.
650		0	_aLanguage and languages _xStudy and teaching _zUnited States.
650		0	_aMilitary education _zUnited States _xEvaluation.
650		0	_aSoldiers _xEducation, Non-military _zUnited States.
651		0	_aUnited States _xArmed Forces _xOfficials and employees _xEducation.
651		0	_aUnited States _xArmed Forces _xPersonnel management _xEvaluation.
700	1		_aDeCamp, Jennifer. _eauthor.
700	1		_aMeadows, Sarah O. _eauthor.
700	1		_aCosta, Barry. _eauthor.
700	1		_aWilliams, Kayla M. _eauthor.
700	1		_aBornmann, John. _eauthor.
700	1		_aOverton, Mark. _eauthor.
710	2		_aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.). _bForces and Resources Policy Center.
710	2		_aRand Corporation.
710	2		_aMitre Corporation.
710	1		_aUnited States. _bDepartment of Defense. _bOffice of the Secretary of Defense.
856	4	1	_yOnline Access _uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1192.html
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