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Robert L. Thistlethwaite – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to explore and hear the student military veterans' perceptions on what they felt was instrumental to their success in higher education. Previous studies investigated veterans' experiences but very little investigated what SMVs found helpful during their collegiate experience. This mixed methods research employed a…
Descriptors: Veterans, Veterans Education, Higher Education, Academic Support Services
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Osborne, Nicholas J. – Innovative Higher Education, 2014
Since the Post-9/11 GI Bill was enacted in 2009, student veteran populations have nearly doubled while services that support their transition to higher education have dramatically increased. Despite a surge in resources, however, institutions are deficient in training faculty and staff about veterans' issues, consequently leaving student veterans…
Descriptors: Veterans, Military Personnel, Nontraditional Students, College Students
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Moon, Tracey L.; Schma, Geraldine A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2011
With the introduction of the Post 9/11 GI Bill in August 2009, Veterans Affairs anticipated a 25% increase in the number of service members who would enroll in higher education (Student Affairs Leadership Council, 2009). Between fall 2005 and spring 2010 semesters, Western Michigan University (WMU; Kalamazoo, MI) experienced a 43% boom, from just…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Veterans