Report on Future Factors Affecting the Department of Defense Dependents Schools [microform] / Ted Bartell and Others

The second volume of a comprehensive study of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS), this report identifies emerging and future trends that will influence DoDDS operations in coming years. Chapter 1, "Changing Student Population," forecasts effects on DoDDS of predicted youth population decline, changing racial/ethnic composition, and more women in the labor force, as well as the effects of possible military manpower decisions and policies. Chapter 2, "Changing Teacher Population," considers the complex interaction between teachers' career intentions, hiring methods, and DoDDS experience to derive projected teacher populations for each region. Chapter 3, "Technological Advances," considers the problems, needs, and promise inherent in introducing computer technology into DoDDS. Chapter 4 concerns "Parents' Attitudes toward Education," based on a comprehensive survey and a comparison thereof to a national sample. Chapter 5, "DoDDS and the Military Mission," addresses the relationship between parents' attitudes toward DoDDS schools and their decision to reenlist or accept overseas assignments. It also discusses major trends in military commitments and policy that will influence DoDDS. Chapter 6, "Strategic Planning Processes in DoDDS," describes a system whereby DoDDS management can stay abreast of changing conditions. Included is a plan for initiating this system, based on the present study. (TE)