This valuable resource provides an up-to-date and accessible evidence-based guide to help ensure student veteran and military-connected student success in higher education institutions.
This valuable resource provides an up-to-date and accessible evidence-based guide to help ensure student veteran and military-connected student success in higher education institutions. Chapter authors provide historical and contemporary contexts of student veterans and military-connected students in higher education, discuss issues of intersectionality and mental health, and share student-centered best practices for success. Grounded in evidence-based theory and using an assets-based approach, this book explores useful identity development models as well as unique considerations of this student group. Compiled from both the most respected experts in the field in addition to newer innovative practitioners, this volume is an accessible guide for higher education and student affairs practitioners, faculty, and graduate students who form the next generation of support.
1. A Student-Centered Perspective on Supporting Military-Connected
College Students Part 1: The Military and Higher Education in the United
States
2. A History of Veterans and Military-Connected Students in Higher
Education: An Assurance of the Satisfactory James Thomas
3. The Culture and
Distinctive Experiences of U.S. Military Veterans and Service Members
entering Higher Education Deborah Lucas and Angela Minichiello
4. The G.I.
Bill and the Pursuit of the American Dream: Understanding Veteran and
Military Education Benefits Paul Lawrence Part 2: Identity Development Models
and Frameworks
5. Using Intersectionality as a Lens to Understand the
Multifaceted Identities of Student Veterans Michael Lotspeich-Yadao and Josh
Kinchen
6. Impact of Identity as Student Veteran on the College Experience
and Implications for Student Success Kevin Jones
7. Veteran Critical Theory:
Analyzing and Advocating for Student Veterans in Higher Education Glenn
Phillips
8. Addressing the Needs of Military Family Member Students: The
Hidden Faces of Service Karla Payne and Janine Wert
9. Active Duty, Reserve,
and National Guard Students: Supporting Those Who Learn While Serving Glen
Downing Part 3: Student Success Outcomes
10. Mental Health Support for
Student Veterans and Military-Connected Populations in Higher Education: A
Brief Review and Path Forward Katherine Selber and Will Selber
11. Models of
Support: Enhancing Success for Military-Connected Students in Higher
Education Wayne Taylor and Reneé Amboy
12. Advising the Military-Affiliated
Student: Keeping Promises Seth Gordon
13. Transitioning In and Out of
College: Building Veteran-Ready Campuses and Communities R.J. Jenkins and
Michael Brown Part 4: Moving Forward: Whats Next for the Military-Connected
Population?
14. Unique Considerations for the Military-Connected Population
Denise Boren
15. Assessment of Military-Connected Programs Michael Fried
16.
The Future of Military-Connected Student Enrollment Chris Cate
17.
Conclusion: Future Directions Paul Tontz and Monteigne Long
Paul A. Tontz is Clinical Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Higher and Postsecondary Education at Arizona State University, USA.
Monteigne S. Long is Director of Veteran and Military Services for The Texas A&M University System, USA.
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