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Hitchens, Howard B., Jr. – 1970
Broad areas of communications media used in technical training in specific occupational skills within the armed forces are examined in the first part of this report. These areas include: traditional audiovisual media, television, the techniques of programed instruction and instructional systems development, and the use of computers. In the second…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Educational Technology, Military Service
Gager, William A., Jr. – 1973
The study evaluates the Army General Educational Development Program (GED) in the light of current and future Army requirements under an All Volunteer Armed Forces concept. It includes analysis of education service plans, recommends new concepts to redirect the program toward attracting and meeting needs of potential recruits, evaluates reporting…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Programs, Military Personnel, Military Service
Tuttle, William M., Jr. – Record, 1970
The American Council on Education in its role as a spokesman for higher education is discussed. (DB)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Educational Programs, Federal Government, Higher Education
STRAUBEL, JAMES H.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO MAKE AN INITIAL DETERMINATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF ADAPTING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EVALUATING WITHIN THE UTAH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THREE AIR FORCE COURSES--ELECTRONICS PRINCIPLES, MEDICAL SERVICE SPECIALIST COURSE, AND AIRCRAFT MECHANICS. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE STUDY WAS CONCERNED WITH ESTABLISHING CRITERIA AGAINST…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Aviation Mechanics, Course Evaluation, Educational Programs
Tucker, P. E. – 1977
This study examined the feasibility of a U.S. Army collegiate commissioning program (CCP) as a supplemental method of officer procurement. Investigated were the U.S. undergraduate population, Army procurement goals, program production capabilities, costs, and retention rates projected through fiscal year 1982. A sufficient college population will…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Career Opportunities, College Role, College Students
Parker, Helen C. – 1973
To determine whether predictors of promotion for graduates of baccalaureate degree nursing programs are different from the predictors of promotion for graduates of hospital diploma programs in the Navy Nurse Corps, data were gathered from the cumulative records of 474 (252 graduates of baccalaureate programs and 222 graduates of hospital programs)…
Descriptors: Age, Armed Forces, Bachelors Degrees, Curriculum
Gay, Robert M.; Nelson, Gary R. – 1974
The paper focuses on one aspect of the training and utilization of military manpower--specialty training for first-term enlisted personnel. Costs of both formal and on-the-job training (OJT) are considered, as well as the returns from training for first-time enlisted personnel. After a description of the conceptual framework the paper describes…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Background, Educational Programs