The Value of the University Armed Service Units
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Language
English
ISBN
978-1-909188-57-0
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
List of tables
List of figures
List of abbreviations
Note on terminology
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. The University Armed Service Units: Background and Context
1.1 Introducing the university armed service units
1.2 The university armed service units missions
1.3 The UK higher education sector
1.4 Policy issues framing the university armed service units
1.5 The purpose and structure of this book
Chapter 2. Studying the Value of the University Armed Service Units: Research Rationale and Methods
2.1 Rationale and background to the research
2.2 Research methodology
2.3 Conclusions on rationale and methodology
Chapter 3. The Student Experience of University Armed Service Unit Participation
3.1 Demographic characteristics of the university armed forces units survey sample
3.2 University attendance, qualifications, degree subjects and other activities
3.3 Joining a university armed service unit
3.4 University armed service units and skills development
3.5 Progression through university
3.6 Career choices
3.7 Seeking and gaining employment after graduation
3.8 Opinions about the armed forces
3.9 Overall experiences of university armed service units
3.10 Conclusions: the value of the university armed service units for participating students
Chapter 4. Graduate Evaluations of the University Armed Service Units Experience
4.1 The sample of graduates
4.2 The value of university armed service units experience in the workplace
4.3 Defence-minded for life?
4.4 Considering a career in the armed forces
4.5 The value of the individual to their university armed service unit and the armed forces
4.6 Graduate perceptions of the value of the university armed service units
4.7 Conclusions: the value of the university armed service units to graduates
Chapter 5. The Value of the University Armed Service Units to the Armed Forces
5.1 The commanding officers
5.2 The university armed service units and the universities
5.3 The value of the university armed service units to universities
5.4 The value added to university armed service units and the armed forces from the university relationship
5.5 Commanding Officer perceptions of the value of the university armed service units
5.6 Conclusions: the value of the university armed service units to the armed forces
Chapter 6. The Universities and the University Armed Service Units
6.1 Knowledge of the university armed service units within universities
6.2 University armed service units-university communication and liaison
6.3 Perceptions of the value of university armed service units to students
6.4 The benefits to universities of the university armed service units
6.5 Conclusions: the value of the university armed service units to universities
Chapter 7. Conclusions: the Value of the University Armed Service Units
7.1 The reach of the university armed service units across higher education
7.2 Equalities, politics and access to information about university armed service units
7.3 The comparability of university armed service units and other extracurricular student activities
7.4 The university armed service units and recruitment to the UK armed forces
7.5 Knowledge of the university armed service units within the higher education sector
7.6 Knowledge of university armed service units amongst employers
7.7 Researching the university armed service units
Appendix 1: Questionnaire used for survey of student USU participants, spring 2013
Appendix 2: Semi-structured interview schedule for graduate interviews
Appendix 3: Semi-structured interview schedule for Commanding Officer interviews
Appendix 4: Semi-structured interview schedule for university representative interviews
Appendix 5: Student survey participation by university and service unit
Appendix 6: Students' assessments of skills development through university armed service unit participation
Appendix 7 Students' assessments of skills development through degree programme
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