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National Archives and Records Service (GSA), Washington, DC. National Audiovisual Center. – 1977
Selected from pictorial records deposited in the National Archives by government agencies, the leaflet lists 194 photographs or copies of artworks portraying American Indians, their homes, and activities. The picture descriptions are grouped by such subject areas as the following: agency buildings (4 citations), agriculture (6), basketwork (3),…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indians, Archives, Armed Forces
Beach, Johnston – 1986
Psychology instruction through the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, is described, along with faculty development and teaching philosophy. Courses offered by the department are part of an integrated curriculum in the behavioral sciences, with the central focus being leadership development.…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1987
This document reports the testimony and written statements given at a congressional hearing concerning the Montgomery GI Bill and proposed changes to it. Testimony and prepared statements were given by members of Congress and by representatives of the various branches of the Armed Services, active and retired service personnel, and veterans'…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Hearings
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of National Security and International Affairs. – 1988
A study determined how service policies implementing the combat exclusion provisions affect the number and assignment of military women and whether service procedures unrelated to the combat exclusion limit job opportunities for women. Based on the combat exclusion and related program needs, about 1.1 million of 2.2 million military jobs were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Armed Forces, Career Education, Enlisted Personnel
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
A report on a bill to delay the effective date for the denial of federal aid to students who have failed to comply with draft registration requirements is presented. The bill also directs the Comptroller General to conduct an ongoing study of the effectiveness of the Department of Defense Authorization Act of 1983 (Solomon/Hayakawa amendment) in…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Eligibility
Nitko, Anthony J.; Pettie, Allan – 1989
The development, formative evaluation, and potential uses of the "Sixteen Quality Indicators" (16 QI) rating scale are described. The scale was developed as a systematic way to rate the quality of Skill Qualifications Tests (SQTs) in the United States Army. An SQT measures a soldier's knowledge of a military occupational specialty. It is…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Content Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Methods
Tucker, Alvin – 1982
Relationships need to be built between the military training system and vocational education. Vocational education, or specialized skill training as the military terms it, provides the skills and knowledge needed in specific military occupations. It has two parts--initial training and progression training. A process called Instructional Systems…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Armed Forces, Educational Cooperation, Information Dissemination
Swope, William M.; And Others – 1982
As part of its plans to recruit Hispanic personnel who speak English as a second language, the U.S. Navy will have to provide English language training as well as technical training to prepare these personnel for fleet duty. A cost/benefit analysis was conducted of three English language training programs: the English Technical Language School…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Cost Effectiveness, English (Second Language), Hispanic Americans
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
Hearings on the Solomon amendment regulations proposed by the U.S. Department of Education are presented. The Solomon amendment requires that any student be registered under the military's Selective Service Act in order to receive Title IV federal student assistance. H.R. 1286 and H.R. 1567 would repeal the provision of the Military Selective…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Eligibility, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
Prophet, Wallace W. – 1977
An examination of Army instructional research and training programs in three specific areas may suggest implications for civilian instruction: (1) Performance-based instructional systems, (2) education and training for lower aptitude personnel, and (3) uses of instructional technology. The performance-based instructional system is based on…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Armed Forces, Competency Based Education, Educational Technology
Ward, Joe H. – 1977
Planning for a computer-based personnel job opportunities system for the Air Force led to a requirement for a procedure to generate a "payoff" or "value" of the assignment of each person to each possible job. This report discusses three methods of weighting different information to form a single indicator "payoff" or "value," explicit weighting…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Computer Oriented Programs, Job Applicants, Labor Utilization
Ree, Malcolm James; And Others – 1982
Presented is an investigation of the item and factor characteristics which make up Forms 8, 9, and 10 of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). Data on the ASVAB forms were collected from mulitary enlistment applications at 20 Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Stations. Item and factor analyses were conducted on samples equated…
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Factor Analysis
Georgoulakis, James M. – 1977
The social history of 2,200 Army basic trainees was examined to determine the importance of pre-selected social factors and perceived problem areas of basic trainees in predicting their completion of basic combat training. Data regarding forty-six variables collected via the Fort Knox Community Mental Health Activity (CMHA) Social History form…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Armed Forces, Emotional Adjustment, Enlisted Personnel
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. Office on Educational Credit. – 1978
Postsecondary educational credit recommendations for formal courses offered by the Air Force and the Department of Defense are provided in this first of a three-volume guide. (Other volumes cover courses offered by the Army and by the Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. See note.) Following brief sections on use of the guide, the formal course…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Armed Forces, College Credits, Course Descriptions
Fruchter, Dorothy A.; Ree, Malcolm James – 1977
In order to meet the needs of all the Armed Services, new forms of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) must periodically be developed, refined, and standardized on an appropriate normative sample. Since one of the uses of the ASVAB is to determine candidate suitability for military service, it is necessary for the…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Equated Scores, Item Analysis
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