Field Test of the Unit Equal Opportunity Training Diagnosis and Assessment System (TDAS)
Abstract
The U.S. Army Research Institute for Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) commissioned Human Sciences Research, Inc. (HSR), to develop a brief, easily used approach to be used by company-level Army commanders to determine what, if any, problems exist within the unit concerning race relations and/of equal opportunity. The resulting system, the Unit Equal Opportunity Training Diagnosis and Assessment System (TDAS), was field tested in units at three major U.S. Army installation in CONUS. One of the components, a survey questionnaire, is designed to be administered to all members of a unit using machine-scored answer sheets. Another component, the TDAS computer program, translates the questionnaire responses to the form of a Commander Feedback Report. This report describes unit members' responses to ten 'key diagnostic items,' and to all other survey questions. The results are reported for three racial groupings, for men and women, and for four rank groupings. Also provided is a listing of unit scores on nine race-related and seven gender-related diagnostic scales, listed in order form that most likely to be a unit problem area to that least likely. Four attitude scales are also included, as is a measure of knowledge of Army equal opportunity policy. The system also includes a prescribed set of administrative and procedural responsibilities for executing the survey in close consonance with existing missions of various staff agencies and positions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA147315
Entities
People
- Dale K. Brown