dc.contributor.author	Hodges, Eric	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Stephenson, Max O. Jr.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Pencek, Bruce	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Dubinsky, James M.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Hult, Karen M.	en
dc.contributor.department	School of Public and International Affairs	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-10-31T06:00:44Z	en
dc.date.available	2015-10-31T06:00:44Z	en
dc.date.issued	2014-05-08	en
dc.description.abstract	Yonkman and Bridgeland (2009) and Nesbit (2011) have each offered studies in recent years in which military veterans reported possessing skills and values that facilitate civic engagement. I investigated these claims by exploring basic training in one branch of the United States (U.S.) military, the Marine Corps. I conducted semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 10 enlisted Marine Corps veterans and 7 drill instructors to ascertain their perceptions regarding the didactic aspirations and pedagogies of their service's basic training related to skills and values development. I utilized a civic capacities model developed by Verba, Schlozman, and Brady (1995) and Kirlin (2003) to examine whether Marines' entry training could be classified as civic in character. According to this study/s participants, Marine Corps Basic Training did teach skills and values that qualify as civic dispositions. I also explored several pedagogical strategies utilized by the Marines, such as learning communities, role modeling, narrative pedagogy and the use of a capstone exercise, which could be applied by civic educators. Topics for future research of the sort undertaken here include both national and international comparative studies of entry-level military training, the effects of combat on veterans' civic dispositions and whether and how community involvement can aid in veterans' transitions to civilian life.	en
dc.description.degree	Ph. D.	en
dc.format.medium	ETD	en
dc.identifier.other	vt_gsexam:2699	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/63892	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	Civic engagement	en
dc.subject	military veterans	en
dc.subject	learning community	en
dc.subject	narrative storytelling	en
dc.title	Creating Better Citizens? Investigating U.S. Marine Corps Basic Training	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Planning, Governance, and Globalization	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	doctoral	en
thesis.degree.name	Ph. D.	en

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