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Maurin, Eric; Xenogiani, Theodora – Journal of Human Resources, 2007
Before 1997, education was a way for young French men to avoid military service in the army. After the abolition of compulsory conscription in 1997, this incentive to stay on in education disappeared. We show that the decrease in the benefit of pursuing education for men was followed by a fall in their educational achievement relative to women and…
Descriptors: Military Service, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Labor Market
Jesien, W. S. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1917
The matter presented in this circular relates to the military training of youths of school age, conducted either as a part of the regular school work or by independent agencies. Military instruction, of the exact nature and to the same extent as that given to soldiers, is not found in the schools of any country of Europe except the special…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Military Service, Military Science, Military Schools
BILC Bulletin, 1971
Audiomil is an audio system designed by the French Center for Foreign Languages and Military Studies for use by the French military personnel. (DS)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Audiolingual Methods, Cultural Context, French
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Lyons, Zachary – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2004
This paper explores the participation of the French Foreign Legion in national conflicts (from colonial conquest to peace-keeping) and its impact on the imagined community constituted by the unit. Implicit to the notion of the Legion as refuge and fellow legionnaires as a band of brothers are narratives of identity and difference grounded in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nationalism, Ethnicity, Military Service
Cornebise, Alfred E. – 1997
At the end of World War I, a system of education was created for the soldiers of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) who remained in Europe. This book documents the history of the ventures, organized by the Young Mens Christian Association and the army, that provided educational opportunities for two million men awaiting return to home.…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Educational History, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
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Bingham, Marjorie – Social Education, 1994
Contends that, although Joan of Arc is treated as an aberration by history textbooks, this view ignores a medieval military tradition that provided a context for the acceptance of Joan's leadership. Presents a five-part lesson that deals with different aspects of medieval women's' military traditions. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries
Bawden, William, Ed. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1920
This publication presents the papers presented at the Proceedings of the National Citizens Conference on Education held at the Washington Hotel, Washington last May 19-21, 1920. The purpose of the conference is to capitalize for the new era the interest in education that is springing up in all parts of the country, and to organize it for effective…
Descriptors: Health Education, Agricultural Production, Foreign Countries, Civil Engineering