The Study of Factors affecting Military Officers'' Off-Duty Learning

• Main Authors: Chun-Yen Lai, 賴純燕
• Other Authors: June S. Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/26576795974413305390

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 教育政策與領導研究所碩士在職專班 === 97 === The purpose of this study was to explore factors affecting military officers'' off-duty learning. Survey research methodology was used for data collection. A stratified random sample of 668 military officers'' responded to the survey, and received 668 responses. The samples consisted of 593 military officers''. All the quantitative data was analyzed by SPSS/12.0 version. Descriptive (frequencies, means, and mean differences), one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and inferential statistics (t-test) were used for data analysis. The alpha level to determine statistical significance for the differences of the means was set at .05 level of significance. The major research findings were concluded from the study, including: 1. Most of the military officers'' reported a high level of motivation in participating off-duty learning. 2. Factors affecting military officers'' motivation for participating off-duty learning were related to different background variables such as age, unit types, education, and seniority. 3. Most of the military officers reported a high level of needs for participating in off-duty learning. 4. There were no significant differences in military officers'' needs for participating in off-duty learning. 5. Most of the military officers perceived a middle level of barriers for participating in off-duty learning. 6. There were significant differences in military officers on the barriers for participating in off-duty learning based on age, unit types, and education. Finally, suggestions based on the above research findings were presented for Ministry of National Defense, education authorities, military officers and future researchers.