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Rohena, Luis O. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The Uniformed Services University (USU) created the Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program (EMDP2) in 2014 with the goal of diversifying their student body. The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether certain independent variables (gender, age, race/ethnicity, underrepresented in medicine (URM) status, years of military…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Military Personnel, Gender Differences, Age Differences
Leah B. Pound – ProQuest LLC, 2019
On college campuses, access does not equal inclusion as students of color have to navigate through a predominately White space as they struggle to feel like they belong (Jack, 2019). This dissertation focuses on racial experiences and belonging within a total institution (Goffman, 1961): the U.S. service academies, colleges that are part…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Military Schools, Military Personnel, African American Students
Carlisle, Vincent J. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This exploratory study analyzed changes in self-directed learning of Army officers attending the Army's Command and General Staff Officers Course, CGSOC, by applying a quasi-experimental, pretest posttest, comparative approach based on the attribute independent variables gender, race/ethnicity, level of education, and branch of Army. It also…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Scores, Armed Forces, Gender Differences
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
Kirby, Sheila Nataraj; Thie, Harry J.; Naftel, Scott; Adelson, Marisa – RAND Corporation, 2010
In the wake of concern about the diversity of cadets/midshipmen selected by the service academies, Congress requested that the Secretary of Defense conduct a comprehensive assessment of the recruiting efforts, admissions policies, graduation rates, and career success rates of entrants and graduates at the United States Military Academy (USMA), the…
Descriptors: Military Schools, Colleges, Undergraduate Students, Student Diversity
Kirby, Sheila Nataraj – RAND Corporation, 2010
The United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) at Colorado Springs, and the United States Naval Academy (USNA) at Annapolis provide tuition-free, four-year undergraduate education and prepare entrants to be officers of the U.S. military services. Graduates are commissioned as officers for a…
Descriptors: Military Schools, Colleges, Undergraduate Students, Student Diversity