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Teaching Cultural Perspectives to Future Army Officers at West Point
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TEACHING CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES TO
FUTURE ARMY OFFICERS AT WEST POINT
James JF Forest, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Academic Assessment
and Assistant Professor, Political Science
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY 10996
## email not listed ## usma.edu
A Paper For Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the
American Political Science Association
August 28, 2003
Philadelphia, PA 2003
The views expressed are those of the author and not of the Department of the Army, the U.S. Military Academy, or any other agency of the U.S. Government. Not for citation or reproduction without permission of the author.
ABSTRACT
The main concern of this paper is to illustrate how West Point equips future Army officers with an appreciation and understanding of cultural knowledge. A unique, multidisciplinary goal-based approach to curricular design and assessment (of students as well as the academic program) is described, focusing on the structure, process and content of student experiences that contribute to the achievement of the Cultural Perspectives goal. The author reviews what the institution’s assessment data are telling us about student achievement of this goal and how we use this evidence to improve the academic quality of the curriculum. And finally, the paper draws informative lessons from our experience, particularly in terms of models and processes that may prove helpful for other colleges and universities throughout the United States that are striving to ensure their undergraduates acquire a robust cultural perspective.
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TEACHING CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES TO
FUTURE ARMY OFFICERS AT WEST POINT
James JF Forest, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Academic Assessment
and Assistant Professor, Political Science
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY 10996
## email not listed ## usma.edu
A Paper For Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the
American Political Science Association
August 28, 2003
Philadelphia, PA 2003
The views expressed are those of the author and not of the Department of the Army, the U.S.
Military Academy, or any other agency of the U.S. Government. Not for citation or
reproduction without permission of the author.
ABSTRACT
The main concern of this paper is to illustrate how West Point equips future Army officers
with an appreciation and understanding of cultural knowledge. A unique, multidisciplinary
goal-based approach to curricular design and assessment (of students as well as the academic
program) is described, focusing on the structure, process and content of student experiences
that contribute to the achievement of the Cultural Perspectives goal. The author reviews
what the institution’s assessment data are telling us about student achievement of this goal
and how we use this evidence to improve the academic quality of the curriculum. And
finally, the paper draws informative lessons from our experience, particularly in terms of
models and processes that may prove helpful for other colleges and universities throughout
the United States that are striving to ensure their undergraduates acquire a robust cultural
perspective.
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