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Fisher, Allan H., Jr.; Rigg, Leslie S. – 1973
The consulting report indicates the extent of career motivation among current enrollees in selected off-campus military officer training programs in 1973. The programs studied are the Navy Reserve Officers Candidate (ROC) program, Aviation Reserve Officers Candidate (AVROC) program, and the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class (PLC) program. The…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Attitudes, Career Development, Career Planning
Martin, Barbara L.; And Others – 1996
The Florida Teletraining Project (FTP) was funded by the Department of Defense to test the feasibility of using a video teletraining network (VTT) (two-way audio/two-way compressed video) to present military instruction to reservists in Florida. The program was to be conducted by two-year community colleges in collaboration with armed forces…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Armed Forces, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1975
The report discusses the need to vary the training of Reserve and Guard units by skill and readiness requirements and to make more efficient use of training time. It contains recommendations to the Secretaries of Defense, Transportation, Army, Navy, and Air Force. The review was based on questionnaires mailed to 2,209 randomly selected reservists…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Improvement, Efficiency
Andrews, Grover J. – 1978
Postsecondary education programs at military installations have been offered jointly by the military and higher education institutions to meet the needs of the on-duty serviceman. Undergraduate and graduate courses are designed to contribute to skills in the military occupation, develop skills for a second career, and provide personal enrichment.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Cooperation, Armed Forces, Case Studies
Strategic Air Command (Air Force), Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. Combat Support Group (803d). – 1972
The 1972 Summer Youth Employment Program, sponsored by Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, included 596 youngsters, of whom 377 belonged to the Neighborhood Youth Corps, 130 more were economically disadvantaged, and 48 were American Indian students employed by the base. A wide range of government, industrial, and educational institutions…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
Oxford-Carpenter, Rebecca; And Others – 1983
Three Army programs in English as a second language (ESL) are evaluated. The programs had lengths of 3 weeks, 6 weeks, and 6 months. The evaluation was carried out with a standardized group test of English comprehension, an individually administered test of oral proficiency, questionnaires, observations, followup questionnaires and tests, informal…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Educational Needs, English (Second Language), Intensive Language Courses
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Program Evaluation and Methodology Div. – 1990
A study examined the information collected by the Department of Defense on both the quality of its new recruits and the effectiveness of its training in preparing recruits to operate in a technologically sophisticated environment. It found that data were collected at a recruit's entrance to military life, during and upon completion of formal…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Sachar, Jane; And Others – 1978
Navy recruits who are assigned to class "A" schools based on their performance on aptitude tests must complete training at Basic Electricity and Electronics (BE/E) schools prior to enrolling at the "A" schools. Since high attrition rates at the BE/E level due to recruits' failing to master 100 percent of the training modules in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Armed Forces, Competency Based Education
McGaughey, Leon Y. – 1978
In terminating the GI Bill, Congress provided an alternative benefit to military personnel by passing Public Law 94-502, the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Act of 1977 (VEAP). The purpose of VEAP was to provide educational assistance to men and women entering the armed services after termination of the GI Bill, to assist young…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Armed Forces, Career Awareness, Doctoral Dissertations
Lambert, Richard D.; And Others – 1984
The report resulting from a federally mandated year-long study of the status of foreign language and area studies in United States higher education concentrates on the present capacities of the nation's universities for advanced training and research in those fields. A preamble outlines the history of language and area studies in this country,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Armed Forces, College Faculty, Computer Oriented Programs
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