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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
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Kraska, Marie; Harris, Stephen – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the cognitive style and teaching style preferences of instructors enrolled in the Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor course at the Academic Instructor School at Maxwell Air Force base. Sixty-five cases were examined for two research questions: (1) To what extent is there…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Teaching Styles, Teacher Characteristics, Predictor Variables
Horne, David K. – 1986
To justify its labor force quality requirements, the Army sought to demonstrate an empirical link between Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) scores and soldier performance. The first data set contained written and hands-on tests on several weapons systems from the Army's training schools. The second data set used the Skill Qualifications Tests…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Armed Forces, Enlisted Personnel, Military Training
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