Guidebook on Development and Implementation of Environmental Education and Training in the Military

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
The Military ◽  
And Training

Environmental Design in Education and Training

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 435-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Stone ◽  
Conne Mara Bazley ◽  
Karen Jacobs ◽  
Michelle M. Robertson ◽  
Ronald Laurids Boring ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Audience Participation ◽  
Environment Impact ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

Increasingly, individuals are using more blended, hybrid, and online deliver formats in education and training. Although research exists about how the physical and social environment impact learning and training in traditional face-to-face settings, we have limited knowledge about how the environment affects learners when they are interacting with technology in their learning situations. In particular, concerns arise about levels of engagement, whether learning is enhanced, the impact or helpfulness of robotics, and how the social dynamics change. These five panelists bring expertise in education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, training within industry and the military, and the use of various teaching and training methods. The panelists will present their perspectives to several questions relative to how the environment can (or cannot) accommodate enhanced learning in education and training when technology is involved. Ample time will remain for audience participation.

Effective Diversity Management in the 21st Century

2013 ◽  
pp. 156-165
Author(s):  
William Gary McGuire
Keyword(s):  
Diversity Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Myers Briggs Type Indicator ◽  
Organizational Diversity ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Consulting Psychology ◽  
The Military ◽  
And Training ◽  
The U.S

The chapter establishes who determines the effectiveness of organizational diversity management while providing a sustainment plan for the coming years. Additional experiences from the author as a diversity practitioner help to establish how culture impacts diversity effectiveness in the U.S. Military as well as business and industry in the United States. Finally, as personality types tend to validate certain behaviors in the international community with respect to culture, the U.S. Military and supporting commercial contractors could easily change the mindset of diversity leaders when they imply that personality type has no bearing on the culture of the occupied country and the willingness to win the hearts and minds (Patreaus, et al., 2006) of those occupied. The Consulting Psychology Press (CPP) and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) can help us to better understand the diverse personalities required to help make organizations effective. At the end of the day, organizational leaders (regardless of their affiliation with the military, education and training, or business and industry) who receive various forms of diversity and inclusion education and training can enhance their overall effectiveness and diversity management programs.

The Effect of Veterans Benefits on Education and Earnings

ILR Review ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 637-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua D. Angrist
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Student Aid ◽  
Federal Program ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Annual Earnings ◽  
The Military ◽  
And Training

Veterans benefits that subsidize education and training constitute the largest federal program for student aid. Using data from the 1987 Survey of Veterans, the author presents estimates of the effect of veterans benefits on schooling completed since entering the military and on subsequent earnings. Veterans benefits are estimated to increase schooling by roughly 1.4 years, which implies annual earnings approximately 6% higher than would have been expected in the absence of the benefits. This premium appears to accrue primarily to the 77% of benefit users who attended college or graduate school.

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