About
Educating the Practitioner
This is closely linked to the initiative of the same name which focuses on preparing
both current and future national security professionals to navigate complex challenges.
As a research area, Educating the Practitioner considers issues such as—What education do practitioners require for success in the
current and future strategic environment? How should education be incorporated in
career development? What are effective pedagogical approaches for educating practitioners?
Much of the research is done collaboratively with practitioners, scholars, and other
institutions focused on educating practitioners.
Current collaborative research projects GNSI is involved in are—a Routledge Press handbook on Professional Military Education, an Intelligence and National Security journal special issue on educating intelligence professionals, and a Military Review
special series on educating military practitioners.
Primary Person of Contact
David Oakley, PhD
Academic Director, GNSI
davidpoakley@usf.edu