Called to serve : a handbook on student veterans and higher education / Florence A. Hamrick, Corey B. Rumann, and Associates.
Over the past several years, veteran enrollment in universities, community colleges, and vocational programs has increased dramatically, with over a quarter million student veterans taking advantage of military-related educational benefits packages, which have become one of the few remaining federal sources of grant funds for students pursuing higher education. Yet existing literature on the topic harkens back to Vietnam era issues and practices, and current administrators and faculty members likely have little experience serving this population. Significant changes in higher education and wartime military personnel policies in the last 30 years necessitate a fresh look at how colleges and universities can best respond to the needs of student veterans. Examples of contemporary issues include current patterns of multiple deployments and returns and the accompanying stop-out and re-enrollment periods. Costs for students have risen, as have military educational benefit provisions and institutional incentives. Building upon the long history of educating veterans, this comprehensive volume offers the most up-to-date scholarship and practical program guidance to help student affairs professionals, academic administrators, and faculty understand, serve, and support student veterans. It offers recommendations for enhancing and strengthening current campus efforts in serving veterans, planning additional services or programs, and--perhaps most importantly--coordinating the efforts of potentially disparate campus-based services and programs with community-based or government-sponsored veterans' programs, services, and affiliated groups.
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- ISBN: 9781118176764 (hardback)
- ISBN: 1118176766 (hardback)
- Physical Description: xxvii, 334 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2013.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The military and higher education in the United States / Dexter Alexander and John R. Thelin -- Contemporary political and legislative frameworks for serving veterans and service members enrolled in higher education / Sally Caspers and Robert Ackerman -- Activations, deployments, and returns / Wade G. Livingston and Mark C. Bauman -- Contemporary student veterans and service members : enrollment patterns and student engagement / Danielle M. DeSawal -- The complexity of veteran identity : understanding the role of gender, race, and sexuality / Susan V. Iverson and Rachel Anderson -- Understanding disability in the student veteran community / Amanda Kraus and Nicholas A. Rattray -- Enrollment, transfers, and degree completion for veterans / John D. Mikelson and Kevin P. Saunders -- Offices of Veterans and Military Services / Stephen G. Abel, Robert J. Bright, and R.M. Cooper -- Focused learning environments for student veterans / Sarah Minnis, Stephanie Bondi, and Corey B. Rumann -- Student veterans organizations and student self-advocacy / Brian A. Hawthorne, Mark C. Bauman, and Leah Ewing Ross -- Institutional leadership on serving student veterans and service members / Tom Jackson Jr., Charles J. Fey, and Leah Ewing Ross -- Promoting organizational change to create a veteran-friendly campus : a case study /Jan Arminio and Tomoko Kudo Grabosky -- Conclusion : looking back, moving forward / Corey B. Rumann and Florence A. Hamrick. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | UB 357 .H36 2013 | 30775305455652 | General Collection | Available | - |