The mix of military and civilian faculty at the United States Air Force Academy

finding a sustainable balance for enduring success

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The mix of military and civilian faculty at the United States Air Force Academy

finding a sustainable balance for enduring success

The mission of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is "to educate, train and inspire men and women to become officers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation." To achieve this mission, USAFA provides cadets with both military training and a four-year college education similar to that offered at civilian institutions. Unlike at civilian institutions, however, USAFA academic classes are taught by a mix of active-duty military officers and civilian professors. Since civilians were formally incorporated onto the faculty at USAFA in the early 1990s, there has been continued debate over the best mix of military and civilian faculty needed to achieve the academy's mission. Furthermore, the Air Force currently faces difficulty in meeting USAFA faculty requirements for officers with advanced academic degrees, often resulting in understaffed departments. Funding for temporary faculty to fill these positions is also declining. A RAND study sought to help address these issues by examining the impact of potential changes to the current military-civilian academic faculty composition in five areas of importance to USAFA's mission and the broader U.S. Air Force: (1) cadets' officership development, (2) cadets' academic development, (3) cost, (4) staffing challenges, and (5) officer career development (i.e., how degree attainment and teaching tours at USAFA affect the career paths of active-duty military personnel at different points in their careers). Based on the study's findings, this report makes recommendations for a faculty composition that best balances these key factors and is sustainable into the future.

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RAND Corporation
Language
English
Pages
169

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Current faculty composition at the United States Air Force Academy
USAFA senior leader perspectives on the ideal faculty mix
Cadets' officership development
Cadets' academic development
Relative costs of military and civilian faculty
Faculty staffing challenges
Officer career development
Conclusion and policy recommendations.

Edition Notes

"Prepared for the United States Air Force."

"Project Air Force."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-169).

Also available online in PDF format from Rand Corporation web site.

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Santa Monica, CA
Series
Rand Corporation monograph series -- MG-1237-AF, Rand Corporation monograph series -- MG-1237-AF.
Copyright Date
2013

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Library of Congress
UG638.5.Q1 K45 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxvi, 169 pages
Number of pages
169

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL31011860M
ISBN 10
0833076930
ISBN 13
9780833076939
LCCN
2013935391
OCLC/WorldCat
830322035

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