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Hall, Steven Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The primary purpose of the research study was to examine the Army's Transition Assistance program, achieve a comprehensive understanding of Army culture from the perspective of senior enlisted members and their subsequent contingent valuations regarding mentoring colleagues in transition from active duty commitment to the civilian sector. Study…
Descriptors: Mentors, Transitional Programs, Predictor Variables, Armed Forces
Watson, Owen – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study focused on factors related to life satisfaction of Navy senior enlisted Sailors (E7-E9), n=150, who have attended the Navy Career Development Board (CDB) program and are preparing for post-military careers. Life satisfaction readiness for post-military careers were assessed using Heppner's (1998) Career Transition Inventory (CTI) and…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Military Personnel, Armed Forces, Career Development
Cherry, John D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
According to the Department of Defense (DoD), a review of information assurance (IA) in the United States Air Force (USAF) in 2009, cyber security is jeopardized because of information loss. This situation has occurred in large part because of less than optimal training practices or adherence to training protocols. The purpose of this study was…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Social Behavior, Program Effectiveness, Social Change
Shannon, Christopher C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The selection and retention assessment process is dynamic. Dipboye, Smith, and Howell (1994) argued that the most influential portion of the final hiring process is the result of the interviewer's impression of the applicants. The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program is responsible for selecting, retaining and ultimately hiring…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Military Personnel, Military Training, Interviews
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
Qasem, Ra'ed F. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Though there is evidence that postsecondary foreign language (FL) teachers have not maximized computer technology for language teaching and learning, there is a lack of studies that attempt to uncover reasons for this underutilization. Research in other disciplines within general education suggested that teachers' beliefs in student-centeredness…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Technology Integration, Predictor Variables, Computer Software