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|a Perceptions of senior international military students enrolled in a strategic studies program |h [electronic resource]. |
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|a Miami, Fla. : |b Barry University, |c 2008. |
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|a Barry University Dissertations -- School of Education. |
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|a Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2008. |
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|a Includes bibliographical references (leaves 175-195) |
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|a Copyright Joseph E.Belinski. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. |
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|a Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological research study was to understand how senior international military students experienced a lengthy period of instruction in the United States dedicated to instruction in leadership, strategy, strategic planning, decision making, and policy. Historically, over half of the graduates of this prestigious program have gone on to assume significant leadership responsibilities within their respective nations’ militaries and governments. The value of this educational experience as a contributor to strategic leadership knowledge and development should be acknowledged and appreciated from their viewpoints. Method: A phenomenological qualitative approach was employed to arrive at the essence of the meaning of this leadership course of instruction to senior military leaders and students. Volunteer participants, via semi-structured interviewing, related their lived experiences addressing the educational milieu and content, their relationships with colleagues, and the instructive organized visits throughout the United States. These experiences were explored to understand their relationship to transformative learning theory (Mezirow, 1990) and to the field of strategic leadership. Major Findings: Students found the year-long program academically superb and culturally transformative. In particular, the students learned strategic leadership principles incorporating the fields of strategy and policy, planning, decision making, and policy making and implementation. The field study program contributed to this knowledge by providing substantive examples of leadership in government, industry, the military, and society. Numerous experiences with classmates, intelligent, proven leaders from approximately 50 different cultures, significantly affected the student’s worldviews. The students constructed new meaning perspectives and an openness to such future experiences. Fellow students came to be viewed as family; they were envisioned to be of help in later life. The families of the students also contributed to the transformative learning experiences of the students. |
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|a Electronic reproduction. |c Barry University, |d 2020. |f (Barry University Digital Collections) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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|a Barry University Archives and Special Collections. |
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|a Military education |x United States. |
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|a Military assistance, American. |
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|a Students, Foreign |x United States. |
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|u http://sobekcmsrv.barrynet.barry.edu/AA00001868/00001 |y Click here for full text |
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