Distance Learning Receives High Marks
Abstract
Distance learning opportunities in training and education can prepare soldiers to meet the challenges of the future. This paper examines the quality and effectiveness of distance learning through the review of contemporary research and documentation. This paper also reviews the history and explores the future of distance learning. Since the 1866 enactment of the statute providing for the establishment of post schools in the Army, the objective of developing higher quality soldiers remains as significant today as it did almost a century and a half ago. The requirement for technical and advanced skills will only increase as the Army transforms to the Objective Force to respond more effectively to the National Military Strategy. In the 2000 Annual Report to the President and Congress, the Secretary of Defense indicated that increasing educational opportunities, such as distance learning, was the cornerstone of the Department's quality of life program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 23, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA391817
Entities
People
- Paulette A. Mittelstedt
Organizations
- United States Army War College