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Dissertation
Understanding the Cognitive Style Preferences of Special Operators Both Past and Present
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2011
Abstract
This project was a case study design with a thematic analysis that is meant to investigate the cognitive style preferences or problem-solving preferences of special operators both past and present. A historical lens looked at key leaders on Operation Thursday, Burma (1943); Son Tay Raid, Vietnam (1970); and Desert Storm, Iraq (1990). An examination of the problem-solving styles from participants in Operation Eagle Claw, Iran (1980), including present members assigned to the USSOCOM, was conducted. The Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI) was used to determine individual problemsolving preferences on a continuum, reflecting adaption or innovation. The goal of this study was to add to the extant knowledge of the characteristics that make special operators special, and how special operators solve problems.
Details
- Title
- Understanding the Cognitive Style Preferences of Special Operators Both Past and Present
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Contributors
- Stephen Harris (Committee Member)William B. Tankersley (Committee Member)Janet K. Pilcher (Committee Chair)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 147
- Copyright
- © 2011 Kenneth Harvey Poole
- Identifiers
- 99380090854606600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida