Final Report of the War Issues Course of the Students' Army Training Corps (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore how a WWI training program sought to explain the war and empower soldiers to form their own opinions. This nonfiction work details the War Issues Course, a project designed to raise morale by presenting facts and encouraging discussion rather than propounding a fixed view. It shows how lecturers invited questions, emphasized liberal learning, and linked military duty with democratic ideals.

The book traces the course’s origin, goals, and methods across vocational and collegiate training programs. It explains why the course aimed to present the issues behind the war, how it balanced factual content with thoughtful discussion, and how it positioned military service within a broader liberal education.

• How the course was organized in different training settings and its eight-week structure


• Strategies to encourage student questions and independent opinion formation


• How the program connected democratic values with military service


• Observed outcomes, challenges, and future plans for similar citizenship education

Ideal for readers interested in wartime education, military history, and how education can foster informed citizenship during conflict.

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