Teaching strategy
Subtitle: challenge and response
By: Gabriel Marcella, editor
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Carlisle, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9781584874300
Description: Teaching all strategy, from grand to military, is essential in the preparation of national security professionals and military leaders. The experience of the armed forces in recent wars recommends that those involved with the system of military education seriously study the way strategy is taught. The task is even more imperative because the ambiguous conflicts and the complex geopolitical environment of the future are likely to challenge the community of strategists, civilian as well as military, in ways not seen in the past. In this context, developing the appropriate curriculum and effective methods of teaching strategy will be the responsibility of universities, colleges, and institutions of professional military education. The authors of this compendium ask and answer the central question of how to teach strategy. The findings, insights, and recommendations in this volume are those of professionals who are accomplished in the classroom as well as the crucible of strategy.
Notes: "March 2010."

Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction / Robert H. Dorff; title: The elements of strategic thinking : a practical guide / Robert Kennedy; title: The study of strategy : a civilian academic perspective / Robert C. Gray; title: Teaching strategy in the 21st century / Gabriel Marcella and Stephen O. Fought; title: Teaching strategy : a scenic view from Newport / Bradford A. Lee; title: A vision of developing the national security strategist from the National War College / Cynthia A. Watson; title: How do students learn strategy? Thoughts on the U.S. Army War College pedagogy of strategy / Harry R. Yarger; title: The teaching of strategy : Lykke's balance, Schelling's exploitation, and a community of practice in strategic thinking / Thomaz Guedes da Costa; title: Making sense of chaos : teaching strategy using case studies / Volker Franke; title: Teaching strategy in 3d / Ross Harrison; title: Beyond ends-based rationality : a quad-conceptual view of strategic reasoning for professional military education / Christopher R. Paparone.