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African American Student Retention In The Reserve Officer Training Corps (Rotc) Leadership Program, Elaine A. Edwards
African American Student Retention In The Reserve Officer Training Corps (Rotc) Leadership Program, Elaine A. Edwards
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The percentage of qualified African American senior military leaders is significantly lower than the percentage of African Americans serving in the enlisted ranks. With the changing demographics of the 21st century, increasing the number of African American Army officers is a practical as well a moral issue. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to understand African American cadets' perception of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Leadership Program and the impact of ROTC on their lives. The theoretical basis for this study is Sternberg's theory of intelligence and Woodman, Sawyer, and Griffin's theory of organizational creativity. The …