Veterans' Transitions to Community College: A Case Study

Autor/in	Wheeler, Holly A.
Titel	Veterans' Transitions to Community College: A Case Study
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 36 (2012) 10, S.775-792 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668926.2012.679457
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; War; Veterans; Military Service; Campuses; Community Colleges; Change; Life Style; At Risk Persons; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Substance Abuse; Interpersonal Relationship; Educational Experience; Social Networks; Access to Education; Educational Opportunities; Student Financial Aid; Veterans Education; Student Adjustment; Afghanistan; Iraq + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Krieg; Kriegsteilnehmer; Veteran; Militärdienst; Community college; Community College; Wandel; Lebensstil; Risikogruppe; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Bildungserfahrung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Irak
Abstract	Veterans on college campuses are not new; however, the recent influx of veterans returning home from war-time service present challenges to the colleges they attend. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the transition process experienced by veterans leaving military service and attending community college for the first time. This study sought to understand the process veterans experience as they leave overseas deployment in support of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and negotiate the various changes such a transition entails. Using Schlossberg's (1984) Theory of Adult Transitions as the guiding framework, three themes emerged regarding how veterans manage this transition: academic experiences, personal relationships and connections, and benefit bureaucracy. These findings could be used to help community colleges better serve this special population. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10