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Campbell, Robert Steadman – ProQuest LLC, 2011
U.S. Army doctrine defines leadership around the ability to influence (Department of the U.S. Army, 2006) and accordingly, Army leaders have decided that extending influence is a vital part of any future leadership training requirements (Horey, Fallesen, Morath, Cronin, Cassella, Franks, Jr., & Smith, 2004). The literature reveals, however, a…
Descriptors: Motivation, Measures (Individuals), Information Technology, Work Environment
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Alklind Taylor, Anna-Sofia; Backlund, Per; Niklasson, Lars – Simulation & Gaming, 2012
Military organizations have a long history of using simulations, role-play, and games for training. This also encompasses good practices concerning how instructors utilize games and gaming behavior. Unfortunately, the work of instructors is rarely described explicitly in research relating to serious gaming. Decision makers also tend to have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Games, Educational Games, Computer Simulation
Hardison, Chaitra M.; Sims, Carra S.; Wong, Eunice C. – RAND Corporation, 2010
The Air Force has long recognized the importance of selecting the most qualified officers possible. For more than 60 years, it has relied on the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) as one measure of those qualifications. A variety of concerns have been raised about whether the AFOQT is biased, too expensive, or even valid for predicting…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Test Validity, Aptitude Tests, Military Personnel
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Clark, Patti J. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2010
Today there are over 1,500 public-use airports in the United States. Each of these airports provides a service to the surrounding community, whether in the form of a general aviation or commercial air service facility. An airport is dependent on many facets of the local government infrastructure for support services. Also, the airports have ties…
Descriptors: Air Transportation, Armed Forces, Shared Facilities, Shared Resources and Services
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Seban, Demet – Intercultural Education, 2011
In 2000, UNESCO declared a mission for peace named the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010). The "culture of peace" was defined as a set of "values, attitudes and behaviours ... that reject violence and endeavour to prevent conflicts by tackling their root causes to…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Picture Books, Democracy, Peace
Steinberg, Paul – RAND Corporation, 2009
Between 2000 and 2007, the representation of blacks among high-quality Army recruits declined, while in the Navy, black representation remained stable; the representation of Hispanics among high-quality recruits in both the Army and Navy grew during this period. RAND researchers identified factors that explain these recruiting trends and found…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Personnel Needs, Recruitment, Minority Groups
Johnston, Susan M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The preponderance of research examining college student retention has focused on the influence of academic and social integration factors (Bean, 2005; Braxton, Hirschy, & McClendon, 2004; Pascarella & Terenzini, 1980; Tinto, 1993). Recent research suggested that psychosocial factors may be significantly related to student departure decisions…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Informal Education, Social Integration, Academic Persistence
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Kim, Eun Gyong – Language Policy, 2011
This study examines the English language teaching (ELT) policies and measures taken under the United States Army Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK) from 1945 to 1948, in an attempt to illuminate their implications on the current ELT in Korea. The study analyzes data derived from documents of the Korean and the U.S. governments, literature on…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Planning
Atkinson, Rick – Foreign Policy Research Institute, 2009
This essay is based on the author's presentation at the Wachman Center's July 26-27, 2008 History Institute for Teachers, co-sponsored and hosted by the Cantigny First Division Foundation of the McCormick Tribune Foundation. In an effort to better comprehend what he designates "the greatest calamity in human history," the author presents…
Descriptors: World History, War, Armed Forces, History Instruction
Spector, Ronald – Foreign Policy Research Institute, 2009
This essay is based on the author's talk at the FPRI Wachman Center's History Institute for Teachers on "What Students Need to Know about America's Wars, Part 2: 1920-Present," held May 2-3, 2009. Observing that the Vietnam War was the longest and most contested conflict in American history and that it called into question many…
Descriptors: United States History, Asian History, War, International Relations
Wolf, Kattlyn J.; Connors, James J. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2009
The United States' participation in World War II affected millions of men, women, and children, both at home and around the world. The war effort also affected the Future Farmers of America (FFA). FFA members, agriculture teachers, and national FFA officers all volunteered to serve their country during the war. Local FFA chapters and individual…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Occupational Aspiration, Organizations (Groups), War
Hinton, Corrine E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Student veterans represent one of the fastest growing undergraduate student populations in higher education, thanks largely to the expanded federal benefits provided by the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. Understanding the transitional and academic experiences of student veterans is critical to creating military-friendly institutions. Existing research in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Veterans, Armed Forces
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Foran, Heather M.; Smith Slep, Amy M.; Heyman, Richard E. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious health concern, but little is known about prevalence of IPV in the armed forces, as military members cope with the pressures of long-standing operations. Furthermore, previous prevalence studies have been plagued by definitional issues; most studies have focused on acts of aggression without…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Marital Status, Aggression, Females
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Huff, Monica; Dotson, Edward G. – Performance Improvement, 2008
The purpose of the performance study was to review a proposed U.S. Navy Learning Center instructor computation (ICOMP) model for calculating the number of instructors required for teaching courses at Navy training sites. Based on recommendations from the initial analysis, a workweek breakdown was conducted for facilitated self-paced instructors.…
Descriptors: Working Hours, Computation, Armed Forces, Mathematical Models
Straus, Susan G.; Shanley, Michael G.; Yeung, Douglas; Rothenberg, Jeff; Steiner, Elizabeth D.; Leuschner, Kristin J. – RAND Corporation, 2011
Distributed learning (DL) is a key element of the Army's training strategy, and the Army has ambitious goals for expanding the future use of DL and for changing how it is developed and delivered. Program-level evaluation of DL can play an essential role in accomplishing those goals and in identifying strategic directions for the overall program.…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Distance Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Student Surveys
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