04-A NOVEL INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN MODEL FOR MILITARY ACADEMIES: VALIDITY EVIDENCE FROM GENDARMERIE OFFICER CADETS

By Bolocan Cosmin / 15 decembrie 2025


A NOVEL INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN MODEL FOR MILITARY ACADEMIES: VALIDITY EVIDENCE FROM GENDARMERIE OFFICER CADETS

Steven HORNSTRA, Steven DURNING, Jaap HOOGENBOEZEM, Paul NEELISSEN, Walther VAN MOOK*** ———————————————— NATO Command and Control Centre of Excellence, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Royal Netherlands Army, Armed forces of the Netherlands, The Netherlands; School of Health professions Education, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Academy for postgraduate medical education, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands, * Department of medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA; Center for health professions education, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA, * Royal Netherlands Army, Armed forces of the Netherlands, The Netherlands; Department of political science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Army, Armed forces of the Netherlands, The Netherlands; Financial Audit Department, Netherlands Court of Audit, The Hague, The Netherlands, *** School of Health professions Education, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Academy for postgraduate medical education, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of intensive care medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands	DOI: 10.64404/JoDRM.2025.2.04 Issue: Vol. 16, Issue 2 (31) / 2025

Abstract Integrating military training with academic education at military academies presents a significant challenge. Consequently, officer cadets often develop skills and academic abilities through separate learning tracks. This disjointed approach can hinder their capability to apply both domains cohesively in real-world contexts. To address this, an innovative integrated instructional design model was developed to align military training and academic education. A mixed methods study was conducted to gather validity evidence for this model, involving surveys and focus group sessions with officer cadets of the ROYAL NETHERLANDS MARECHAUSSEE A NOVEL INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN MODEL FOR MILITARY ACADEMIES: VALIDITY EVIDENCE FROM GENDARMERIEOFFICER CADETS (i.e. a Gendarmerie Corps) at the NETHERLANDS DEFENCE ACADEMY. The findings of this study indicate that this integrated instructional design model successfully fulfills the requirements of both military training and academic education, and they provide insights for its potential implementation. Future research could explore the model’s applicability in other professional domains, such as police education, where similar integration challenges exist.
Key words: military academy; officer education; instructional design
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