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The GI Bill: Model Program Gone Sour.

Horan, J. Michael – 1991

Millions of World War II veterans took advantage of the legislative drive establishing the Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944, the GI Bill. A Department of Veterans Affairs report examined how Vietnam veterans fared in higher education. Based on college participation rates (actually, training starts), not completion rates, Vietnam veterans…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Blacks, Educational Objectives

Touching the Hearts and Souls of the Vietnam Warrior.

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Horan, Michael – 1991

Research shows that the benefit structure of the GI Bill has discouraged veterans from using the education entitlement. Over 1,000 Florida Vietnam veterans completed a survey on education and the GI Bill. The collective experience provides insight to post-wartime readjustment efforts. Case studies and stories of Vietnam War veterans' educational…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Correctional Education