scholarly journals exploration of student veterans' transitions from the military to a two-year community college and their perceptions of support services and veteran programs

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mackiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Student Veterans ◽  
The Military

scholarly journals ACADEMIC REDESIGN: ACCOMPLISHING MORE WITH LESS

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
William H. Graves
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Technology Management ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Academic Productivity ◽  
Administrative Process ◽  
College Leaders ◽  
Service Redesign

Community colleges are under persistent pressure to spend more on technology. In lieu of bolting technology onto essential academic and administrative process at additional net cost, savvy community college leaders are planning and implementing academic service redesign strategies to achieve measurable outcomes constituting gains in academic productivity. This paper presents case studies of four higher education institutions that contracted with Collegis for a range of planning, marketing, student recruiting, academic, and technology management and support services. To be able to accomplish more with less, three strategies are discussed: (1) redesigning individual course sections to increase learning and convenience, (2) redesigning common courses to decrease costs and increase learning outcomes, and (3) redesigning program delivery to participate in flex markets.

Student Veterans Reintegrating From the Military to the University With Traumatic Injuries: How Does Service Use Relate to Health Status?

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. S58-S64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine A. Elnitsky ◽  
Cara Blevins ◽  
Jan Warren Findlow ◽  
Tabitha Alverio ◽  
Dennis Wiese
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Student Veterans ◽  
Traumatic Injuries ◽  
The University ◽  
The Military

From Boots to Books: Applying Schlossberg's Model to Transitioning American Veterans

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn W. Ryan ◽  
Aaron H. Carlstrom ◽  
Kenneth F. Hughey ◽  
Brandonn S. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Student Veterans ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Transition Model ◽  
Academic Advisors ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Way

This introduction to the strengths, needs, and challenges of veterans as they transition from the military to higher education is presented within the framework of Schlossberg's transition model (Schlossberg, Waters, & Goodman, 1995). Academic advisors must understand the way that veteran transitions to college are both similar to and different from those of the general student population so they can explore relevant topics and help connect student-veterans to appropriate supports and services that facilitate their personal and academic success. Advisors are given questions to employ in soliciting information about the ways they and their institutions can better serve student-veterans.

Characteristics of Families of Soldiers who Return Prematurely from Overseas Deployments: An Assessment from Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (3_part_2) ◽  
pp. 1267-1272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
D. Bruce Bell ◽  
Benjamin Knott
Keyword(s):  
Support Services ◽  
Military Policy ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Early Return ◽  
Enlisted Soldiers ◽  
Early Returns ◽  
The Military

Nearly 500 wives, married to enlisted soldiers who deployed to Somalia for Operation Restore Hope, participated in a postdeployment study in the summer of 1993. About 10% of their husbands had returned early from Somalia for family reasons. Analysis of their wives’ reports suggests that early returns were associated most often with childbirth or problematic pregnancies rather than other factors such as inexperience with deployments, negative attitudes towards the military, a lack of support services, or lower coping abilities. However, in hindsight, our results probably reflect compliance with military policy at that time for that deployment, under which pregnancy-related concerns were one of the most legitimate reasons for permitting an early return. The results support sociological theories that highlight the importance of macrosocial factors in influencing the lives of individual families somewhat independently of the microsocial environment of the families.

Factors Associated with Spouses Moving away from Their Military Installation during an Overseas Deployment

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1275-1282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
D. Bruce Bell ◽  
Benjamin Knott
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Military Family ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Military Installation ◽  
Military Support ◽  
The Military ◽  
Overseas Deployment

During overseas deployments, many spouses and families move away from their initial military installation, usually to live with or near relatives. Relatively little has been known about those who move away even though the issue is of importance to the military because its support systems are designed on the assumption that family members are living in proximity to those support systems. The purpose of this research was to describe the characteristics of those who actually moved away during a deployment compared to those who stayed but wanted to leave and to those who stayed. Results generally fit a social exchange model of reasons for moving, staying, or wanting to move but staying. High stress appears to lead to a desire to move but other factors act as barriers or facilitators to actually moving. Military family support did not predict moving away or staying. Implications for military support services are discussed.

scholarly journals Online Training for Working with Student Veterans: A Social Work Elective Course

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Selber ◽  
Mary Jo Garcia Biggs ◽  
Nancy Feyl Chavkin ◽  
Micah C. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
Student Veterans ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Student Veteran ◽  
Msw Students ◽  
Elective Course ◽  
The Military

Abstract This article describes one school of social work’s innovative online elective course to prepare Masters of Social Work (MSW) students for practice with the military, veterans, and their families. Developed as part of a university-wide Veterans Initiative, this online course keeps the focus on the student veteran and uses best practices of online education. The authors share their strategies and make recommendations for future trainings.

Proven Leadership = College Credit

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Bergman ◽  
Ann Herd
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Student Veterans ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Prior Learning ◽  
College Credit ◽  
Civilian Workforce ◽  
Military Members ◽  
Portfolio Development ◽  
The Military

The Problem As service men and women transition to the civilian workforce because of a major drawdown of combat forces, many will face challenges with education requirements necessary to gain employment they desire in the civilian sector. The Solution Consequently, colleges and universities are adapting to this group of adult learners with convenient, flexible, and structured pathways to greater levels of educational attainment. One method of assisting military-connected students and student veterans is acknowledgment of credit for prior learning in the military. Portfolio development for prior learning assessment (PLA) has become a practice for adult learners in many institutions. The Stakeholders This article provides a review of the literature on PLA and discusses how it may address a multitude of challenges faced by transitioning military members who wish to consider formal education as an avenue to move forward in their careers and lives.

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