
The Report of the Officer Development Board
Maj-Gen Roger Rowley and the Education of the Canadian Forces
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Will be published approx. on 30. April 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
370 pages
978-0-9783441-9-1 (ISBN)
Description
This volume presents the original text of a groundbreaking study on professional education for the Canadian officer corpsThe Report of the Officer Development Board, from 1969, is commonly called the Rowley Report after its primary author, Maj. Gen. Roger Rowley, and its analysis and recommendations have been used extensively over the last forty years to help define learning needs and education strategies for officers of the Canadian Forces. Also included are three new essays that provide context for the report.
The Rowley Report begins by describing the complex state of international relations and global trends, and then lays out the cognitive competencies and knowledge requirements as well as the ethos needed by officers to perform effectively. The supplementary essays examine the lasting impact of the report and the development of intellectual ideas, more commonly referred to as ""doctrine,"" within the Canadian Army. The final essay is an account by Rowley himself in which he discusses the challenges he faced in producing the report.
The Rowley Report has been lauded by leaders from other militaries and by civilian educators in Canada. With the addition of these essays, this volume offers unique cultural and pedagogical insights to Canada's military leadership.
The Rowley Report begins by describing the complex state of international relations and global trends, and then lays out the cognitive competencies and knowledge requirements as well as the ethos needed by officers to perform effectively. The supplementary essays examine the lasting impact of the report and the development of intellectual ideas, more commonly referred to as ""doctrine,"" within the Canadian Army. The final essay is an account by Rowley himself in which he discusses the challenges he faced in producing the report.
The Rowley Report has been lauded by leaders from other militaries and by civilian educators in Canada. With the addition of these essays, this volume offers unique cultural and pedagogical insights to Canada's military leadership.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9783441-9-1 (9780978344191)
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Persons
Colonel Randall Wakelam is a former air force officer and military educator who has commanded a helicopter squadron and taught senior military leaders and executives. His is currently a research associate at the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies and is the author of The Science of Bombing: Operational Research in RAF Bomber Command>/i> (2009).
Howard G. Coombs is an Assistant Professor of the Royal Military College of Canada currently with the Directorate of Learning Innovation at the Canadian Defence Academy. He is also a part-time reserve officer affiliated with the Princess of Wales' Own Regiment, an infantry unit based in Kingston, and currently serving as the programme director for distance learning at the Canadian Forces College, Toronto, Ontario.
Howard G. Coombs is an Assistant Professor of the Royal Military College of Canada currently with the Directorate of Learning Innovation at the Canadian Defence Academy. He is also a part-time reserve officer affiliated with the Princess of Wales' Own Regiment, an infantry unit based in Kingston, and currently serving as the programme director for distance learning at the Canadian Forces College, Toronto, Ontario.
Content
The Report of the Officer Development Board: Maj-Gen Roger Rowley and the Education of the Canadian Forces, edited by Randall Wakelam and Howard G. Coombs
Context
Foreword
Preface
Editors' Note
Photographs
Military Education in Canada and the Officer Development Board, March 1969 Randall Wakelam
Brigadier Roger Rowley and the Canadian Army Staff College (1958-1962) Harold Coombs
The Formation and Operation of a Board (The Officer Development Study) Major General R. Rowley, DSO, ED, CD
Report of the Officer Development Board
Volume 1 (including Annexes)
Volume 2 [Extracts]
Volume 3 [Table of Contents]
Context
Foreword
Preface
Editors' Note
Photographs
Military Education in Canada and the Officer Development Board, March 1969 Randall Wakelam
Brigadier Roger Rowley and the Canadian Army Staff College (1958-1962) Harold Coombs
The Formation and Operation of a Board (The Officer Development Study) Major General R. Rowley, DSO, ED, CD
Report of the Officer Development Board
Volume 1 (including Annexes)
Volume 2 [Extracts]
Volume 3 [Table of Contents]