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Headen, Mark Dana – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Military veterans are an immediately emerging populace of non-traditional students in the United States. In August 2009 the new Post-9/11 G.I. Bill became effective and has made it accessible for veterans to subsidize their higher education costs upon departing from the military. Customary four-year universities and colleges are appropriately…
Descriptors: Veterans Education, Nontraditional Students, Student Needs, Academic Persistence
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Gordon, Howard R. D.; Schneiter, Heidi; Bryant, Ross – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2016
This study sought to explore faculty members' perceptions of student-veterans' transition at a two-year college compared to a four-year institution. The guiding framework for this study was provided by Schlossberg's (1984) Theory of Adult Transitions. A simple random sample was used to identify 557 academic faculty members for the study. Overall,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Veterans, College Students, Student Adjustment
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Gordon, Howard R. D.; Schneiter, Heidi; Bryant, Ross; Winn, Vanessa; Buke, Valarie C.; Johnson, Tracy – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore staff members' perceptions of student-veterans college experiences at a 2-year and a 4-year institution. This study was guided by Schlossberg's Theory of Adult Transitions. Purposive sampling was used to identify 640 participants for the study. Respondents indicated that their campus should add…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, Employee Attitudes, College Students, Veterans