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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Military academy"”.
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Postgraduate Student Success: A Case Study of the South African Military Academy
… student success at the South African Military Academy. The study considered postgraduate research experience and journey as a measure for student success, bearing in mind the importance of student engagement to enhance the experience of research students so they may achieve academic …
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Authentic science in education: Studies in course-based research at the United States Military Academy
… consists of two studies at the United States Military Academy. Both studies involve the use of Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs). These experiences give students the ability to engage in undergraduate research at an early point in their academic career by replacing …
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The professional preparation of junior military officers in the Saudi Arabian National Guard : King Khaled Military Academy
… officer preparation programme at King Khaled Military Academy (KKMA), Saudi Arabia, in a comprehensive way. Both positive and negative aspects of the programme are included in this study, along with an extensive literature survey highlighting common features of programme effectiveness and …
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Confederate Brig. Gen. B.H. Robertson and the 1863 Gettysburg campaign
Beverly Holcombe Robertson was a military commander around whose Civil War career controversy always seemed to swirl. Robertson was born June 5, 1827, to Dr. William H. and Martha (Holcombe) Robertson at the family plantation, "The Oaks," in Amelia County, Virginia. With the exception of the fact …
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Funneling chaos: Interiority in the landscapes of dystopian fiction
… follows Lucas, a senior cadet at St. Arthur’s Military Academy in war-torn America, as he navigates life with his abusive father.
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Aesthetic Models and Structural Features in Concerto for Solo Percussion and Concert Band
… Sparrow, a percussionist with the West Point Military Academy Band. Funding for the project was provided by the Barlow Foundation. The piece was premiered April 13, 2005 in the Eisenhower Hall Theater at West Point, New York. Rone Sparrow performed with the USMA band, and Colonel Thomas …
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An approach to leadership and character development within military higher education
… development programs and initiatives within military higher education. Selected scholars and practitioners from the United States Military Academy (West Point), the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy participated in semi-structured interviews. Information …
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Army Junior Officer education an assessment of institutional learning
… education systems of the United States Military Academy and the Reserve Officer's Training Corps are designed to provide the foundational knowledge, skills and attributes to ensure success in combat and continued, lifelong learning. In this regard, both systems are marked with much …
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Army officers, historians and journalists : the emergence, expansion and diversification of British military history, 1854-1914
… of the Crimean War in 1854, Britain had only one military academy which taught Military History, the subject was overlooked at universities, few historians wrote on the topic and the government had not yet sanctioned the writing of official history. Yet, by the outbreak of the First World War in …
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War Heroes: Constructing the Soldier and the State in Modern China, 1924-1945
… Nationalist government (1927-1949), the Whampoa Military Academy, urban intellectuals, activists, professionals, writers, students, and the Chinese Communists in the revolutionary base of Yan’an constructed the soldier figure to argue for their agendas and assert their political influence. …
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Brigadier General James Dearing, C.S.A
… uncle. In 1858, after graduating from Hanover Academy, a classical school near Richmond, Dearing entered the United States Military Academy. In 1861, Dearing left West Peint to join the Confederate Army. He joined the Washington Artillery as second lieutenant and, in July, 1861, distinguished …
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Computational Finite Element Analysis Of Extreme Loading Response Of Structural Insulated Panel (Sip) Building Subsystems
… Grounds in association with the United States Military Academy, west point, major failure of the system was observed at two critical connections in the sip wall assembly. Using abaqus cae, a model of a static panel transverse bending test was reproduced to validate the modeling procedure. A …
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Essays using military-induced variation to study social interactions, human capital development, and labor markets
… consists of four empirical studies, each using military-induced variation to examine various aspects of human capital production and the U.S. labor market. The first two chapters study the effects of social interactions on human capital development at the United States Military Academy where …
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"My will is absolute law": General Robert H. Milroy and Winchester, Virginia
… death, its focus is on his six month tenure as military commander in Winchester. General Milroy has never before been the subject of an in depth biographical study. His military career was plagued by his constant bickering with West Point graduates. Ultimately it was his contempt for West …
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Essays in applied microeconomics : signaling, marriage hazard rates, and ability sorting
… design and a policy change at the United States Military Academy involving insignias of academic awards on cadet uniforms. I estimate the signaling effects of an award indicating placement on the Dean's List on senior year GPA to be 0.05 grade points. The second essay examines the relationship …
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Evaluation System Design and Academic Performance Analysis Using Clustering and Simulation
… possible causes of evaluation system change in a military academic environment. With that motivation the objectives of this study were defined as examining student profiles in a military academy, establishing the nature of academic performance, comparing student groups that were identified by …
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The eye of the needle: magnetic survey and the compass of capital in the age of revolution and reform
… of the nineteenth century, significant fiscal-military state resources were directed toward linking three momentous magnetic enterprises: Admiralty reform of practical magnetic navigation; novel electromagnetic research; and British engagement in an international campaign to survey the earth’s …
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The Employment of Ex-Military As Teachers: The Military, Masculinity and Moral Regulation
… research has analyzed the employment of ex-military as teachers from a perspective of identity and culture. Using a single case study approach, including focus groups, interviews and observations, the research has explored a military academy within 'College', a further education institute in …
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Understanding the biomechanical risk factors ofpatellofemoral pain (PFP) in military individuals
… cadets and recruits from King Abdul-Aziz Military Academy (KAMA) and two other basic military training centres in Saudi Arabia.Lower limb kinematics and muscle strength were measured during running (RUN), single legsquatting (SLS), and single leg landing (SLL) in the first week of …
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See and Seen : Seeing Landscape through Artistic Practice
… historical landscape seen from the United States Military Academy at West Point, in the Hudson Valley, New York. My method is to research the different historical accounts and the contexts of the representations of these landscapes. I am not so much interested in the accumulation of knowledge but …
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