Hyman, RandyRyan, CindyRauschenfels, DianeLarson, Douglas A2011-09-302017-04-142011-09-302017-04-1420112011https://hdl.handle.net/11299/187477Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Master of Education degree in the College of Education and Human Service Professions, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2011Committee names: Randy Hyman (Chair), Cindy Ryan, Diane J. Rauschenfels. This item has been modified from the original to redact the signatures present.Limited research exists regarding the education, experience, and professional opinions of aviation maintenance instructors. The author surveyed a global sample to identify trends in responses related to regulatory agency, type of business, segment of industry, and kind of training. A web-based instrument collected anonymous data for comparative analyses. The responses of researched categories showed patterns of interest for industry regulators, executives, decision-makers, and educators.enAviation maintenanceInstructorsRegulatory agencyEducationTrainingAviation Maintenance Technician SchoolsAMTSAviation techniciansAircraft industryQualified techniciansMaster of EducationDepartment of EducationCollege of Education and Human Service ProfessionsUniversity of Minnesota DuluthPlan Cs (coursework-based master's degrees)Airplanes -- Maintenance and repair -- ManagementAviation mechanics (Persons)TeachersScholarly Text or Essay