Teaching tomorrow's leaders
Subtitle: a comparison of leadership development at the United States Military Academy and United States Naval Academy
By: Robert W. Thomas, Jr
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Number of pages: 75
Description: This thesis describes the different methods used to teach leadership to cadets at the United States Military Academy and midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy. Based on historical information and interviews with cadets and midshipmen, and the faculty and administrators at each institution, this thesis explains how the respective philosophies have developed and influenced the current approach to leadership development, how the effectiveness of the leadership curriculum is measured, and discusses the future development of the leadership programs. Finally, this thesis provides recommendations to enhance the leadership development programs at each academy.
Notes: Thesis advisor(s): Crawford, Alice; Thomas, Gail Fann.

"June 2000."

Thesis (M.S. in Leadership and Human Resource Development) Naval Postgraduate School, June 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 73).

"Approved for public release, distribution unlimited"--Cover.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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US Navy (USN) author.

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