Teaching Tomorrow's Leaders: A Comparison of Leadership Development at the United States Military Academy and United States Naval Academy

Abstract

This thesis describes the different methods used to teach leadership to cadets at the United States Military Academy and midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy. Based on historical information and interviews with cadets and midshipmen, and the faculty and administrators at each institution, this thesis explains how the respective philosophies have developed and influenced the current approach to leadership development, how the effectiveness of the leadership curriculum is measured, and discusses the future development of the leadership programs. Finally, this thesis provides recommendations to enhance the leadership development programs at each academy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA380918

Entities

People

  • Robert W. Thomas

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Group Dynamics
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Development
  • Instructors
  • Leadership
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Service Academies
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • United States Naval Academy

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