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Jackowicz, Steve – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2021
There is a long-standing interrelationship between the military and medical spheres in society. Military actions rely on medical services to tend to casualties, and medical advances often come from the pressure of military campaigns that generate large numbers of patients. That interrelationship is a linear one of simple paired interaction.…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Medicine, Medical Services, Military Personnel
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Arango, Maria Paulina; Zuilkowski, Stephanie – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2023
With the purpose of ending wars, international organizations and governments promote reintegration projects that seek to transform combatants affiliated with illegal armed groups into citizens through education. The assumption behind these efforts is that through education, ex-combatants will become economically independent, overcome…
Descriptors: Social Integration, War, Conflict Resolution, Armed Forces
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Natolochnaya, Olga V.; Korolev, Aleksey A.; Ustinova, Oksana V.; Zulfugarzade, Teimur E. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2018
The paper addresses the introduction of literacy schools for the lower ranks in the Russian army. The study primarily focuses on the teaching process, as well as on the used instructional techniques aimed to improve the education efficiency. The materials include army orders, as well as publications by Russian officers in the Russian Empire's…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Armed Forces, Military Personnel, Foreign Countries
Slassi, Mohammed – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The following comparative case studies explored the applicability of servant leadership within the US military and how such leadership style contributes to commitment and retention of civil service employees. The research took place in a US Army post in Germany and in a US Air Force Base in Florida. Retaining civilian employees and raising their…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
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Lee, Claire – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2022
In this article I compare two studies, one pre- and one post-COVID-19, to consider the ethics of researching with children, especially during uncertain times. I argue that ethics are entwined with assumptions about children, 'voice', relational dynamics and representation. To reflect upon those assumptions and their ethical implications, I draw…
Descriptors: Ethics, Research Methodology, Comparative Analysis, COVID-19
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Bickmore, Kathy; Kaderi, Ahmed Salehin; Guerra-Sua, Ángela – Journal of Peace Education, 2017
Public education is one influence on how young people learn to navigate social conflicts and to contribute to building democratic peace, including their sense of hope or powerlessness. Social studies curricula, in particular, introduce core concerns, geographies, governance and civil society, and participation skills and norms. History education…
Descriptors: Peace, Teaching Methods, Conflict, Civil Rights
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Taber, Nancy – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2015
This article explores the ways in which military constructions of gender intersect with academic ones. Its focus is to connect military discourses of duty, honour and service before self with academic ones of commitment and productivity. As such, it engages in an institutional analysis of the gendered organizations of the military and academia and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Armed Forces, Military Personnel, Gender Issues
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Firer, Ruth – Journal of Peace Education, 2013
"To Obey or Disobey" should be a life question for all free people, but for the Israelis, who are in intractable war with their neighbors while facing constant rifts among themselves, it is a concrete problem they have to face every day. Therefore, the research question posed by this article is: How is obedience of laws or military…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Civics, World History
Solak, Ekrem – Online Submission, 2011
The aim of the article is to shed light on the historical development of language studies in military and social context and to compare the current status of NATO Stanag (Standard Agreement) 6001 language scale with Common European Framework (CEF). Language studies in military context date back to World War II and the emergence of Army Specialized…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Guidelines, Educational History, Armed Forces
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Spellings, Carolyn R. – International Education, 2008
Over 300,000 children are estimated to be conscripted participants in conflicts throughout the world. Depending on the particular armed group that employs child soldiers, girls represent 6 to 50% of child soldiers. Despite this prevalence of involvement, the experience of girls as soldiers in war and political conflict has rarely been…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews, Phenomenology
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Commission for International Adult Education, 2012
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. The following purposes summarize the work of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Religion
Massie, Michael – 1977
The document analyzes Mao Tse-Tung's "Three Main Rules of Discipline" and "Eight Points For Attention" and presents, by way of comparison, the text of the "Code of Conduct" issued by the President of the United States for members of the armed forces during the Vietnam War. Mao's regulations were revised by the General…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Asian Studies, Behavior Standards, Comparative Analysis
Griffith, Douglas; Actkinson, Tomme R. – 1978
The drivers in a battalion about to be deployed to Germany were taught the meanings of international road signs using one of the following techniques: Sign Only, in which the road signs were presented via a slide projector and the names of the slides provided orally by the instructor; Sign Elaboration, which was identical to the Sign Only…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Armed Forces, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis
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Wintre, Maxine Gallander; Ben-Knaz, Revital – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2000
Investigated the presumed efficacy of authoritative parenting in influencing adjustment during basic training to the Israeli army, a more authoritarian environment. Found that authoritatively reared children were at a disadvantage with regard to successful adjustment to the army. They were more depressed, experienced greater stress, and had lower…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Armed Forces, Child Rearing
Arth, Thomas O. – 1986
The process of revising and validating two English language tests used by the United States armed forces in hiring foreign nationals overseas is described. Development of the item banks and classification of items are outlined, and field testing in the United States and overseas is described. The tests were the basic and intermediate level…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Difficulty Level