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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
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
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
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
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
Foran, Heather M.; Heyman, Richard E.; Slep, Amy M. Smith – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: Hazardous drinking is a serious societal concern in military populations. Efforts to reduce hazardous drinking among military personnel have been limited in effectiveness. There is a need for a deeper understanding of how community-based prevention models apply to hazardous drinking in the military. Community-wide prevention efforts may…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Prevention, Military Personnel, Drinking
Wilson, William Rollyn – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The United States Army is a complex and diverse organization that must keep pace with the changing global environment to meet its Constitutional responsibility to fight and win the nation's wars. Today, organizations, doctrine, logistics, material, facilities, concepts, techniques, procedures, and training and education are all changing to meet…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Adjustment (to Environment), War, Terrorism
Olson, Catherine Applefeld – Teaching Music, 2009
Tim Black, choral director at the Department of Defense's Kadena High School in Okinawa, Japan, might just be the closest thing to a new-millennium embodiment of that early '70s idealism. Not only does Black lead three choirs and teach advanced placement music theory to children of those serving in the U.S. armed forces, but he also is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Teachers, Singing, Administrators