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Wang, Lin; Elder, Glen H., Jr.; Spence, Naomi J. – Social Forces, 2012
The U.S. Armed Forces offer educational and training benefits as incentives for service. This study investigates the influence of status configurations on military enlistment and their link to greater educational opportunity. Three statuses (socioeconomic status of origin, cognitive ability and academic performance) have particular relevance for…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Military Service, Socioeconomic Status, Cognitive Ability
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Bell, Nicole S. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
Little is known about health and occupational outcomes of male spouse abuse victims. In all, 11,294 male spouse abuse victims with a history of spouse abuse perpetration, 3,277 victims without prior spouse abuse perpetration, and 72,855 nonvictims and nonperpetrators were followed for 12 years to assess army attrition and hospitalization risk. In…
Descriptors: Spouses, Family Violence, Depression (Psychology), Military Personnel
Greene, Arthur M., Jr. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1922
The period covered by this paper followed the demobilization of that experiment in education under war conditions known as the Students' Army Training Corps. During the early part of 1917 many engineering students withdrew from the school of engineering to enter different branches of the Army and Navy of the United States, and others at this time,…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Engineering Education, War, Chemical Engineering
Feistritzer, C. Emily; Hill, Michael D.; Willett, George G. – 1998
This report presents information on Troops to Teachers (TTT), a Washington state program designed to help former military personnel enter public education as teachers. Since the inception of the program in 1994, nearly 3,000 service members have made the transition. A 45-item survey was completed by 1,171 TTT participants in 1998 used to examine…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Career Choice, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Collings, Kent J. – 1971
The 17 articles in this book were written to help middle-aged retirees, especially the military, in finding second careers. Chapter One discusses the attitudes, policies, and needs of potential employers. Chapters Two through Four separate myth from reality concerning the chances of gainful employment past the age of 45. Chapter Five explores…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Career Change, Career Counseling
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Wintre, Maxine Gallander; Ben-Knaz, Revital – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2000
Investigated the presumed efficacy of authoritative parenting in influencing adjustment during basic training to the Israeli army, a more authoritarian environment. Found that authoritatively reared children were at a disadvantage with regard to successful adjustment to the army. They were more depressed, experienced greater stress, and had lower…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Armed Forces, Child Rearing