Whats Next for Student Veterans?: Moving From Transition to Academic Success [Paperback]

With the passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill in 2008, more than 1.4 million service members and their families became eligible for higher education benefits, and veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan enrolled in colleges and universities in record numbers. The first wave of research about these new student veterans focused primarily on describing their characteristics and the transition from military service to civilian life and the college campus. This new edited collection presents findings from the second wave of research about student veterans, with a focus on data-driven evidence of academic success factors, including persistence, retention, degree completion, and employment after college. An invaluable resource for educators poised to enter the next phase of supporting military-connected college students.

Foreword, David Blair
EditorsPreface

Section I: Student Veterans in the 21st Century: Experiences andPerspectives
Chapter 1) Data-Driven Inquiry, Servicemembers Perspectives, and RedefiningSuccess, Corri Zoli, Rosalinda Maury, and Daniel L. Fay
Chapter 2) Opportunity, Inequity, and Americas Story: Intersections WithMilitary-Connected Individuals in Higher Education, Andrew Q. Morse and DaniMolina
Chapter 3) The Journey or the Destination: Exploring Engagement Patterns ofDisabled Student Veterans, Amanda Kraus, R. Cody Nicholls, and James S. Cole
Chapter 4) Mental Health and Academic Functioning of Student Servicemembers andVeterans in Higher Education: The Importance of Social Support, Adam E. Barry,Shawn D. Whiteman, and Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth

Section II: Student Veterans in the 21st Century: Programs and AcademicOutcomes
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