An Historic Evaluation of the RAAF’s Navigator Course (1990)

Research Paper Title A Study to Evaluate the Syllabus of Training for the Royal Australian Air Force Navigator Course. Background The primary aim of the thesis was to address a need for an independent evaluation of the RAAF Navigator Course which was expressed by staff officers in Air Force Office in early 1989. Although several occupational analyses have been… Read More

Military Teachers & Empathy

Research Paper Title What are the Perceptions of Teachers in the Military about Empathy. Abstract This dissertation examines the perceptions of soldiers within a military education establishment on the subject of empathy. Perceptions were explored on a range of issues including the meaning of empathy, the advantages and disadvantages of empathic approaches in educational contexts… Read More

British Army Reserve Instructors: Professionalism, Identity & Practice

Research Paper Title Professionalism and Practice: The Development of Situational Vocational Professional Identity Amongst UK Army Reserve Instructors. Abstract This study addresses the concept of developing professionalism and its association with instructional practice. It was conducted against a backdrop of political change affecting the military and the vocational education sector between 2006 and 2014. The political decision to revitalise… Read More

US Army: Adaptive Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Self-Regulated Learning

Research Paper Title Fundamentals of Adaptive Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Self-Regulated Learning. Abstract The tutorial described in this report was conducted at the Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (IITSEC) in Orlando, FL, in December 2014. The purpose of this tutorial is 5-fold: Understand the differences between adaptive and adaptable systems; Understand the key components… Read More

UK Armed Forces: Effectiveness of Instructor Behaviours & their Relationship to Leadership

Research Paper Title Effectiveness of instructor behaviours and their relationship to leadership. Background This study analysed qualitatively the nature of instructor behaviours and their relationship to leadership. Methods The Critical Incident Technique was used to collect effective and ineffective incidents of instructor behaviour in military training from both instructors’ and trainees’ perspectives (total incidents ¼ 1150, effective ¼… Read More

Education & Training Technology in the [US] Military

Research Paper Title Education and Training Technology in the Military. Abstract The United States Department of Defense (DOD) has contributed to the development of various education and training technologies, two of which are computer-assisted instruction and simulation-based instruction. DOD investment in computer-assisted instruction has continued from the 1950s to the present. Its contributions have ranged from drill and… Read More

New Page Uploaded: The Sandhurst Group SNCO Instructor Cadre

I have just uploaded a new webpage ‘The Sandhurst Group SNCO Instructor Cadre‘ as part of the UK Military Training Stream. This page looks at: The role of a Sandhurst Group SNCO Instructor, formerly known as RMAS SNCO Instructor; The mandatory training courses required by aspirants; and An outline of the Pre-Cadre and Cadre courses… Read More