Advanced Academic Education in the U.S. Space Force: Strategies for Developing a Technical Workforce / Lisa M. Harrington, Lawrence M. Hanser, Chaitra M. Hardison, Tara L. Terry, Jonah Kushner, Lewis Schneider, Anthony Lawrence, Monica Rico.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrington, Lisa M., author.

Hanser, Lawrence M., author.

Hardison, Chaitra M., author.

Terry, Tara L., author.

Kushner, Jonah, author.

Schneider, Lewis, author.

Lawrence, Anthony, author.

Rico, Monica, author.

Contributor:

Project Air Force (U.S.)

Rand Corporation.

United States. Department of the Air Force.

Series:

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; A1750-1.

Report ; A1750-1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Space Force--Personnel management.

United States.

United States. Space Force--Operational readiness.

Military education--United States.

Military education.

Education, Higher--United States.

Education, Higher.

Degrees, Academic--United States.

Degrees, Academic.

Military Career Field Management.

Military Education and Training.

Operational Readiness.

United States Space Force.

Local Subjects:

Military Career Field Management.

Military Education and Training.

Operational Readiness.

United States Space Force.

Physical Description:

x, 93 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Advanced Academic Education in the United States Space Force

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2024

Summary:

The military services send members to earn advanced academic degrees (AADs)--a master's degree or Ph.D.--to develop the skills needed to meet position requirements. The U.S. Space Force (USSF) needs to determine AAD requirements that are tailored to its unique mission, priorities, and emphasis on technological solutions. Because USSF anticipates a need for a workforce with highly technical skills, identifying the right mix of AADs needed is especially critical. The research in this report was conducted to help USSF think strategically about how to devise its own approach and process for establishing AAD requirements. The research involved conducting discussions with USSF stakeholders to understand why guardians need AADs; identifying a systematic approach to using competencies to ascertain AAD requirements; using data from the Military Personnel Data System and the Manpower Programming and Execution System to determine educational attainment of current guardians; using a RAND-developed model to assess personnel flows for new degree requirements and utilization of degrees; and conducting a literature review of industry experiences and an analysis of industry and government job announcements to examine the pathways in which U.S. employers meet their needs for skilled workforces.

Contents:

CHAPTER 1: Introduction

PART A: Determining AAD Requirements Using a Competency-Based Framework

CHAPTER 2: Primary Purposes for AADs in USSF

CHAPTER 3: A USSF Approach for Developing AAD Requirements

PART B: Managing Guardians with Advanced Degrees to Meet Requirements

CHAPTER 4: Current USSF Guardian Educational Attainment

CHAPTER 5: Modeling the Flow of Guardians Earning Advanced Degrees Through Career Assignments

CHAPTER 6: Obtaining Advanced Degrees to Meet USSF Requirements

CHAPTER 7: Pathways to Building a Skilled Workforce

PART C: Recommendations and Conclusions

CHAPTER 8: Recommendations and Closing Thoughts

APPENDIX A: An Exercise in Linking Degree Program Outcomes to Job Requirements

APPENDIX B: Interview Participants and Discussion Questions APPENDIX C: Supplemental Data on Guardian Educational Attainment

APPENDIX D: Environmental Scan and Job Announcement Analysis.

Notes:

Title from PDF document (title page; viewed July 12, 2024)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-93)

Description from electronic resource

ISBN:

1977413420

9781977413420

OCLC:

1446194164

Access Restriction:

unrestricted online access