This report provides descriptive national data on the prevalence and characteristics of services and support programs for military service members and veterans at postsecondary institutions in the United States. This survey provides the first nationally representative data on this topic. The data presented in this First Look were collected for the…

"Bloom where you are planted" is sage advice that parents have passed down through the ages to their children. It is especially wise counsel for the military child who faces new environments on a regular basis. But in today's complicated, fast-moving world, filled with choices, opportunities, and myriad pathways from which students with…

This article reviews the growing numbers of returning military personnel attending higher education based on emerging national trends, including the new GI Educational Bill, amendments to the ADA, and the rising unemployment rate. The trauma of war and the high survival rate have resulted in a high percentage of veterans returning from the Global…

Today, America is being challenged to meet the needs of unprecedented numbers of wounded and disabled veterans returning from military service. In past conflicts such as those in Korea and Vietnam, approximately three service members were wounded for every one who died. However, in the current conflict in Iraq, the ratio of wounded--including…

Outlines major issues concerning out-of-state delivery of educational services to military veterans and active duty personnel pursing off-duty education. Reviews the implications of the policies of military services offices and the Veteran's Administration for postsecondary institutions. (AYC)

Using data from three Army sources, the author examines enrollment and financial participation in the Army College Fund from 1981 to 1985. He finds enrollment grew rapidly during that time and that quality of recruits, as measured by the Armed Forces Qualification Test scores, dramatically increased. (Author/CH)

The delivery of off-campus postsecondary programs for military personnel presents formidable challenges. As such programs come under critical examination, the University of Maryland's University College's experience in providing the armed forces with off-duty education opportunities at home and abroad is a successful example. (SK)

Ten years after institution of the multiservice effort to develop a common doctrine and procedures for systematic development of training and education curricula, which became known as Instructional Systems Development (ISD), a U.S. Army Training Board report declared that the Army's military occupational specialties were devoid of serious…

These military-developed curriculum materials consist of five individualized, self-paced chapters dealing with antenna construction and propagation of radio waves. Covered in the individual lessons are the following topics: basic electricity; antenna transmission-line fundamentals; quarter-wave antennas, half-wave antennas, and associated radio…

The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to examine the extent of basic numerical skills deficiencies in the population of recruits bound for Apprentice Training, and (2) to examine whether selected Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test scores could be used to predict numerical skills performance. This project was undertaken by…

The study attempted to assess career development concerns of 381 military personnel enrolled in an off-campus baccalaureate degree program. Results suggest that workers exposed to specialized work and training environments, such as the military, may have career development concerns that are difficult to assess with traditional instruments. (CH)

Judgments of 126 military instructors on 129 candidate skills were factor analyzed to identify the basic cognitive skills soldiers must possess before entering the Army. Results suggest that for all occupational specialties studied, skills related to the learning process are as crucial as academic skills for successful training course completion.…

A study was undertaken to identify appropriate subject matter for an inhouse training seminar to help military supervisors control their feelings of burnout. Current literature in the field of professional and worker burnout was reviewed to identify potential topics for inclusion in the seminar. Next, 6 experts from the Phoenix (Arizona) National…

Recorded are minutes of hearings before the House Ad Hoc Select Subcommittee on Maritime Education and Training regarding the sea training of United States Merchant Marine officers. Examined are various approaches to meeting the sea training requirement, especially the options of maritime academy training vessels, sailing on U.S.-flag merchant…

Working relationships between the civilian and the military communities in education are crucial to assure that civilian institutions continue to be the main vehicles for meeting voluntary education needs of military personnel. (Author/MLF)