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Perceptions Of Air Force Civilians Regarding Participation In Nonresident Professional Military Education, Edward Hodge
Perceptions Of Air Force Civilians Regarding Participation In Nonresident Professional Military Education, Edward Hodge
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In spite of a 2009 memorandum from senior Air Force leaders calling for civilian employees to participate in nonresident Professional Military Education (PME) courses, employees' PME completion rates have remained low. This qualitative study investigated the perceptions of nonresident PME held by 12 employees at an installation with a nonresident PME completion rate of less than 3% in 2013. The theories of reasoned action and planned behavior guided the 5 main questions that asked participants to describe their familiarity with nonresident PME course content, availability, and structure; as well as their perceptions of organizational support for PME course participation, their …