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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220102703321

Autore

Asch Beth J

Titolo

Recruiting minorities [[electronic resource] ] : what explains recent trends in the Army and Navy? / / Beth J. Asch, Paul Heaton, Bogdan Savych

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009

ISBN

1-282-39858-X

9786612398582

0-8330-4898-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (119 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HeatonPaul

SavychBogdan

Disciplina

355.22308900

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."

"Rand National Defense Research Institute."

"MG-861-OSD"--P. [4] of cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-91).

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Background on recruiting -- Methodology and data -- Army results -- Navy results -- Conclusions and policy implications.

Sommario/riassunto

This report identifies factors that are correlated with trends in black and Hispanic representation among high-quality recruits in the Army and Navy, and it considers which policies are likely to be most effective in increasing high-quality enlistments among black, Hispanic, and white youth"--P. iii.