LEADER 03903oam 2200505zu 450 001 9910220121703321 005 20210807004257.0 010 $a0-8330-8115-2 035 $a(CKB)3360000000476901 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001048559 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12409297 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001048559 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11014438 035 $a(PQKB)10389799 035 $a(EXLCZ)993360000000476901 100 $a20160829d2013 uy 101 0 $aeng 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe mix of military and civilian faculty at the United States Air Force Academy : finding a sustainable balance for enduring success 210 31$a[Place of publication not identified]$cRand Corporation$d2013 225 0 $aRand Corporation monograph series The mix of military and civilian faculty at the United States Air Force Academy 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8330-7693-0 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aThe 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. 517 $aMix of Military and Civilian Faculty at the United States Air Force Academy 606 $aMilitary cadets$xEducation (Higher)$zUnited States 606 $aMilitary education$zUnited States 606 $aMilitary & Naval Science$2HILCC 606 $aLaw, Politics & Government$2HILCC 606 $aAir Forces$2HILCC 615 0$aMilitary cadets$xEducation (Higher) 615 0$aMilitary education 615 7$aMilitary & Naval Science 615 7$aLaw, Politics & Government 615 7$aAir Forces 700 $aKeller$b Kirsten M$01242666 712 02$aRand Corporation 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220121703321 996 $aThe mix of military and civilian faculty at the United States Air Force Academy : finding a sustainable balance for enduring success$92882657 997 $aUNINA