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Toward Developing An Academic Discipline, Tim Brady, Alan J. Stolzer Mar 2015

Toward Developing An Academic Discipline, Tim Brady, Alan J. Stolzer

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It is not often in the life of an academic or of an academic institution that circumstances coalesce to bring about a new academic discipline. But it happened recently, thus a review of the circumstances may be of interest and potentially instructive. Disciplines are typically characterized as a field of study at institutions of higher learning; they have a definable body of knowledge, scholars who contribute to that body of knowledge, teachers who teach in the field, a community of people who identify with the field, a refereed journal, are often associated with a professional practice and, in many cases, …


Arff Wg's Response To The Ntsb's Recommendations, Rita "Rene" Herron Mar 2015

Arff Wg's Response To The Ntsb's Recommendations, Rita "Rene" Herron

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This piece is the final installment in a series of articles discussing research in connection to the four applied research projects the ARFF Working Group and Federal Aviation Administration are conducting concerning the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendations from the report of findings on the crash of Asiana Flight 214.


The Process Of Research, Rita "Rene" Herron Jan 2015

The Process Of Research, Rita "Rene" Herron

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This article is a follow up to the article in the last edition concerning the four applied research projects the ARFF Working Group and Federal Aviation Administration are jointly conducting concerning the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendations from the report on the Asiana Flight 214 crash.