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Vance, Charles D. – Adult Learning, 2015
Understanding why military students pursue a master's degree has become more important as the number of military students taking advantage of education benefits through the Post-911 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 has increased. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how U.S. Army officers attending the Command and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Masters Degrees, Military Personnel, Qualitative Research
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Moilanen, Jon H. – Adult Learning, 2015
Adult learners regularly confront complex and dynamic challenges in moments of crisis that require self-efficacy of intuition and immediate decision. Such "snap decision-making" requires highly developed critical thinking skills to effectively operate in the midst of chaos. This decisiveness is particularly challenging in the military…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills