An Analysis of the Relationships between Demographic Factors and Maintenance Technicians' Attitudes towards Technical Data.
Abstract
In a 1978 Air Force Institute of Technology Master's thesis, Bunch Holsen, and Ward surveyed 546 maintenance technicians to determine their attitudes toward conventional technical orders(T.O.s). The object of this research effort was to perform secondary statistical analysis on the Bunch, Holsen, and Ward data to determine whether six demographic variables (AFSC, skill level, pay grade, amount of maintenance experience, amount of supervisory experience, and weapon system) have a significant impact upon maintenance technicians' attitudes toward technical data. Four specific aspects of technical orders were examined: adequacy, level of writing, usage (purposes T.O.s used for), and frequency of usage. It was concluded that the technicians' perceptions of both the adequacy and the level of writing of their technical data differed significantly by AFSC. Additionally, it was found that the technicians' perceptions of the usage of their technical orders differed significantly by AFSC, skill level, pay grade, and weapon system. Finally, it was found that the technicians' perceptions of the frequency of usage of their technical data were significantly different for all six demographic variables tested. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA076919
Entities
People
- James A. Almeida
- Richard L. Harvey
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology