Areas of Expertise : Training
Cultural Competency
The ability to understand, communicate with, and interact effectively with people from different cultures is an especially important skill to possess in a 21st century global economy. AIR conducts research and evaluation, synthesizes information, develops tools to improve, and provides consultation and technical assistance to increase cultural and linguistic competence in education, mental health, juvenile justice, child welfare, and youth development. AIR’s approaches involve individual and organizational assessment and capacity development, disparity reduction, and the collection and analysis of data.
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Human Factors in the Workplace
Human performance in the workplace is influenced by many things, including the way in which people interact with the systems, tools, machines, and environments of work and everyday life. AIR researchers apply their knowledge of work and human behavior to design workplace systems, procedures, and devices that improve performance, maximizes safety, and reduce risk and error. In addition, we design and evaluate software so that it is consonant with human capabilities, evaluate the causal contributors to human error, evaluate voluntary incident report systems, and conduct process analyses related to the use of aeronautical information.
Recent Reports
- Post-Training Feedback: The Relative Effectiveness of Team- Versus Instructor-Led Debriefs
- Toward a Generalized Human Factors Taxonomy for Classifying ASAP Incident Reports, AQP Performance Ratings, and FOQA Output
- A Review of Selected Aviation Human Factors Taxonomies, Accident/Incident Reporting Systems, and Data Reporting Tools
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Job, Skill and Competency Analysis
AIR’s industrial-organizational psychologists routinely work with our clients to define the knowledge, skill, ability, and competency requirements of jobs and occupations. We use this core information to develop performance management systems, identify content for training programs, inform recruitment and selection processes, and support other human resource management (HRM) applications. AIR has analyzed a broad range of jobs, including high-risk professions such as Air Traffic Controller, Deputy US Marshals, Electricians, and Intelligence Officers.
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Performance Management
AIR uses surveys, interviews, and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of organizations across a range of organizational functions and dimensions, such as quality of leadership and interpersonal interactions, culture and climate, communications and decision-making, and work motivation and incentives.
We provide in-depth survey feedback, perform root-cause analysis to determine the reasons for organizational breakdowns, and propose changes or refinements of managerial and human resources policies and behaviors to address problems and to promote effective change. We also perform best practices studies to provide an organization’s management with direction that is based on the previously successful efforts of others.
Recent Reports
- Best Practices for Event Review Committees
- Integrating State Administrative Records To Manage Substance Abuse Treatment System Performance
- Post-Training Feedback: The Relative Effectiveness of Team- Versus Instructor-Led Debriefs
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Professional Development
Recent Reports
- A Literature Review of STEM Graduate Education
- What the United States Can Learn From Singapore’s World-Class Mathematics System: An Exploratory Study
- Using Multifacet Rasch Analysis to Examine the Effectiveness of Rater Training
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Program Support and Evaluation
AIR’s team of evaluation and workforce experts work with government and private sector clients to develop and improve programs, systems, and processes to optimize organizational performance. We conduct process and impact evaluations, applying our expertise in research design, data collection, and quantitative and qualitative analysis to determine program effectiveness and to identify best practices. Our evaluations provide concrete, actionable recommendations to align and improve programs, systems, and work processes.
Recent Reports
- Evaluating ARRA Programs and Other Educational Reforms: A Guide for States
- Public School Practices for Violence Prevention and Reduction: 2003–04
- Exploring Assignments, Student Work, and Teacher Feedback in Reforming High Schools Report
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- Evaluation of OJJDP’s Mentoring Enhancement Demonstration Project
- National Household Education Survey (NHES)
- Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)
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Teacher Preparation and Professional Development
AIR is widely respected for its contributions to the policy discussions around teacher preparation and professional development, including alternative ways of measuring teacher effectiveness and changes in the teaching workforce related to No Child Left Behind (NCLB). We have:
- conducted multi-year evaluations of traditional and alternate route teacher preparation;
- national studies of the impact of professional development on teacher knowledge, practice, and student achievement; and
- research on teacher assignments and student work.
Recent Reports
- Teachers’ Perspectives on Educational Research
- Wisconsin Culturally Responsive Education for All (CREATE) Initiative - Training and Enhancement Initiative
- Middle School Mathematics Professional Development Impact Study: Findings After the Second Year of Implementation
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Team Training
AIR’s team training work focuses on reducing the risk of errors across numerous industries, such as health care, where it is essential that team members be able to maintain their situation awareness, communicate efficiently, and make effective decisions.
AIR staff are developing and evaluating team training for healthcare, aviation, and military workforces including ensuring the national adoption of TeamSTEPPS™ – the federal standard for medical team training programs.
Recent Reports
- The Use of Simulation for Training Teamwork Skills in Health Care
- Post-Training Feedback: The Relative Effectiveness of Team- Versus Instructor-Led Debriefs
- Team Training in Health Care: A Review of Team Training and a Look Toward The Future
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