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Informationen zum Autor Cynthia A. Watson , Ph.D., is professor of strategy and chairwoman of the Department of Security Studies at the National War College in Washington, D.C. Her published works include ABC-CLIO's Nation-Building: A Reference Handbook and U.S. Military Service: A Reference Handbook , as well as the first edition of U.S. National Security: A Reference Handbook , which was awarded Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE magazine in 2003. Klappentext Professional Military Education (PME) is broader and more rigorous than is widely understood in the United States. Improving educational programs within the military service branches is at the very center of ongoing force transformation efforts and advanced educational opportunities occur at various, set levels of military experience. Military education increasingly conforms to standards imposed by outside civilian accrediting bodies and is mandated and monitored, to an extent, by Congress. Military Education explores this often-overlooked area of education within the context of the modern military force structure.In this unique work, Watson chronicles the evolution of professional military education during the last sixty years. Careful to draw distinctions between training and education, she briefly traces the history of PME and examines some of the major personalities involved in shaping it, as well as the evolution of the curriculum stressed in PME programs. Her narrative, combined with key documents, a glossary, and a timeline of important events, dispels popular notions of an uneducated military force. Zusammenfassung Professional Military Education (PME) is broader and more rigorous than is widely understood in the United States. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Introduction xi Chapter 1 The History of Professional Military Education 1 Chapter 2 Curricula and Institutions 20 Chapter 3 The Evolution of Military Reform and Professional Military Education 41 Chapter 4 Personalities 61 Appendix Documents 81 Glossary 157 Resources 165 Index 181 ...
