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Chiocca, Emmanuelle S. – Intercultural Education, 2020
This qualitative case study investigates the development of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) of US Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets and their goals in learning critical languages. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and data were examined through inductive, thematic analysis. Findings indicate that goals appeared in…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Case Studies, Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Devine, Eugene J. – 1973
This study is designed to provide a better understanding of the Navy's health-care system and the impact of a draft-free system in attracting an adequate number of physicians. The medical scholarship, proposed variable incentive, and present continuation pay scales are evaluated from the standpoint of financial attractiveness to the physician…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Fringe Benefits, Income
Institute of Medicine (NAS), Washington, DC. – 1981
Graduate medical education (GME) in the military services was investigated with respect to the following concerns: the maximum capacity of each military medical department to conduct GME programs in its own hospital; how these programs affect the recruitment and retention of military physicians; and the optimal sizes of such programs. It is…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Educational Quality, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education
Daubert, Victoria; And Others – 1982
The impact of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-484) on the supply of physicians for the armed services was assessed. As background to the survey findings, information is presented on conditions of three federal programs and differences in their benefit structures and implications for program participation. These…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Awards, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Aid
Fisher, Allan H., Jr.; And Others – 1973
Research into the career intentions of Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC cadets showed that a majority were willing to stay and continue into the advanced program, even without financial aid. The proportion for Army enrollees was much lower than for Navy or Air Force enrollees. Almost half of all advanced cadets were undecided about staying on active…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Career Choice, Career Opportunities, College Programs
Alley, William E.; Gibson, Terry A. – 1977
Research was conducted to improve applicant selection procedures in the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFROTC) scholarship program. The objectives were to document predictive relationships, if any, between student aptitude measures, academic major, institutional selectivity, and eventual completion of the scholarship program. The…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Aptitude Tests, College Students