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In: Vocational Education
Human Nature and Comparison
In: The Australian journal of politics and history: AJPH, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 347
ISSN: 0004-9522
Parikh, Jyoti K., "Energy Systems and Development: Constraints, Demand and Supply of Energy for Developing Regions" (Book Review)
In: Third world planning review: TWPR, Band 4, Heft 4, S. 413
ISSN: 2058-1076
Tactical dispersal of fighter aircraft: risk, uncertainty, and policy recommendations
In: Rand Note, N-2443-AF
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Flying through Midnight: A Pilot's Dramatic Story of His Secret Missions over Laos during the Vietnam War
In: Air & space power journal, Band 21, Heft 4, S. 119
Understanding and reducing the costs of FORSCOM installations
In: Rand Report, MR-730-A
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Agency Decision-Making Control and Employment Outcomes by Vocational Rehabilitation Consumers who are Blind or Visually Impaired
In: Journal of visual impairment & blindness: JVIB, Band 107, Heft 6, S. 437-451
ISSN: 1559-1476
Introduction We hypothesized that consumers who are blind or visually impaired (that is, those who have low vision) who were served by state vocational rehabilitation agencies with decision-making control over administrative functions would experience better vocational rehabilitation outcomes than consumers served by vocational rehabilitation agencies with less control in these areas. Methods We merged person-level RSA-911 (fiscal year 2010) data with agency-level data collected as part of the National Survey of State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies, which we conducted in 2011. We employed multilevel modeling, controlling for select person-level characteristics, and agency-level indicators of primary decision-making control by vocational rehabilitation agencies in six key administrative functions: human resources, infrastructure, management information systems, policies and procedures, program evaluation, and purchasing. Dependent variables were measures of "any employment" and "competitive employment" outcomes. Results We report a positive association between agency decision-making control over policies and procedures and competitive employment outcomes by consumers who were blind (odds ratio = 2.64; 95% confidence interval 1.23–5. 72). Among consumers who are visually impaired, agency decision-making control over human resources was negatively associated with any employment closures (odds ratio = 0.56; 95% confidence interval = 0.36–0.93) and competitive employment outcomes (odds ratio = 0.56; 95% confidence interval = 0.33–0.97). Discussion Results demonstrate the potential for factors related to agencies, in addition to factors related to individuals, to function as mediators of vocational rehabilitation outcomes for consumers who are blind or visually impaired. Implications for practitioners Findings highlight the importance of understanding how management control over areas such as policy and procedures have the potential to influence service delivery and subsequent employment outcomes.
Materiel distribution: Improving support to army operations in peace and war
In: Rand Report, MR-642-A
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