Examining the Efficacy of Pre-Service Training for Enlisted Professional Military Education Instructors during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Keys, Jason; Booth, Demetrius N.; Maggard, Patricia R.
Titel	Examining the Efficacy of Pre-Service Training for Enlisted Professional Military Education Instructors during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: Open Journal for Educational Research, 6 (2022) 1, S.1-18 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Keys, Jason)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Military Schools; Military Personnel; COVID-19; Pandemics; Electronic Learning; Preservice Teacher Education; Teacher Attitudes; Beginning Teachers; Teaching Methods; Self Efficacy; Classroom Techniques; Learner Engagement; Technology Uses in Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Militärschule; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerverhalten; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Klassenführung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen
Abstract	U.S. Air Force enlisted professional military education shifted traditionally in-person leadership interventions online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Air Force guidance stated that pre-service faculty training focused on in-person instruction was sufficient for teaching online and that instructors did not require training that included online teaching strategies. This study was conducted to examine the efficacy of pre-service training for military leadership instructors teaching online. Utilizing a conceptual framework of teacher self-efficacy, locus of control theory, and social-cognitive theory, this research examined the experiences of four instructors who graduated pre-service training focused on in-person instruction and taught online directly thereafter. Analyzing data from interviews, observations, and student surveys, results indicated the pre-service training, coupled with the participants' military supervisory background, adequately prepared participants to teach online. Future studies should examine a larger sample size of instructors to identify trends and patterns within the professional military education instructor community. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01