USAF Security Police Officer Leadership: Effectiveness, Agreement, and the Effects of Education and Experience

Abstract

The effects of education and experience on leadership are disputed. In the USAF both are viewed as methods of creating effective leaders. Professional military education teaches leadership theory while experience is believed to increase an officer's ability to lead. This study asked four questions concerning: (1) the leadership effectiveness of security police officers; (2) the level of agreement between the officers, their subordinates and/or superiors, on the officer's behavior in given leadership situations; (3) the relationship between professional military education and leadership effectiveness; and (4) the relationship between experience and leadership effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145371

Entities

People

  • Buddy G. Smith

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Combat Effectiveness
  • Distance Learning
  • Education
  • Leadership Training
  • Military Education
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
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