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Iyioke, Ike V.; Iyioke, Ifeoma C. – Work Based Learning e-Journal International, 2020
Academic work-based learning (WBL) has an over a century-long history in Nigeria. The current WBL programs are the Students' Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) and the Graduate Internship (GI). They are sponsored by the federal government with the aim to improve employment outcomes. However, there is still a gross mismatch between the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Experience Programs, Experiential Learning, Internship Programs
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Castro, Erin L. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
This essay examines the "Armed Forces Recruiter Access to Students and Student Recruiting Information" (Section 9528) provision of the No Child Left Behind Act and its influence on the success of intervention programming for college and career readiness in Title I high schools. Using critical policy analysis, I show how Federal and State…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Armed Forces, Recruitment
Stanistreet, Paul – Adults Learning, 2008
There were a few raised eyebrows when the Association of Colleges (AoC) appointed Martin Doel, an Air Commodore with almost 30 year's service in the Royal Air Force (RAF) but little direct experience of college culture, as its new Chief Executive. As he prepares to take the helm next month, Doel, while acknowledging the challenges ahead, is…
Descriptors: Government Role, Skill Development, Armed Forces, Foreign Countries
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Moore, Nancy K.; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1985
Judgments of 126 military instructors on 129 candidate skills were factor analyzed to identify the basic cognitive skills soldiers must possess before entering the Army. Results suggest that for all occupational specialties studied, skills related to the learning process are as crucial as academic skills for successful training course completion.…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Basic Skills, Factor Analysis, Job Training
Platt, William A.; McConville, James R. – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1982
The wide range of new training methods and interactive devices introduced in response to sophisticated automated weapons systems require precise training methods for military personnel. The benefits of training depend on detailed planning and formative evaluation. Computers and simulators are among the technologies being used and improved. (FG)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Innovation, Military Personnel
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Duncan, Steve – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2005
One of the most significant events that heralded the Department of Defense's commitment to distance education was the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, which held its kickoff meeting in Washington, DC in 1997. This meeting provided the army and other military services the endorsement that had been lacking relative to implementing…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Costs, Instructional Development, Educational Innovation