Factors Influencing Effectiveness of the Acquisition Career Field Initial Education Course

Abstract

This study analyzed the affect of the acquisition career field's initial education course on the individual level variables of commitment, motivation, self-efficacy, and knowledge, and developed a measure for future use of organizational factors that may impact that effectiveness. Effectiveness was assessed using a recurrent institutional cycle design, using two classes of students in the Air Force Fundamentals of Acquisition Management course. A total of 89 students responded to the surveys. Even with a small amount of data, the results showed that fulfilling the course expectations of the students increased the affective commitment to their career field. More data is required before recommendations for changes in education and training design can be made.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA446111

Entities

People

  • Christopher J. Ward

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Applied Psychology
  • Business Administration
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Education
  • Human Behavior
  • Management Personnel
  • Motivation
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.