ERIC Number: EJ1123804
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Publication Date: 2016
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From Camouflage to Classroom: Designing a Transition Curriculum for New Student Veterans
Osborne, Nicholas J.
Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, v29 n3 p285-292 Fall 2016
The landscape of higher education necessitates that strategies be in place to meet the needs of an ever changing student population. Since 2009, the Post-9/11 GI Bill has spurred an increased enrollment of student veterans that is forecasted to rise. Students who are veterans have unique experiences related to their service, age, and work-life responsibilities that often serve as barriers on college campuses. Additionally, a moderate number of veterans pursue an academic program while contending with a disability and are subsequently unaware of assistive resources available to them. This practice brief describes the target audience, theory, instructional, and implementation processes of a veterans transition course with the intention that readers can adapt similar strategies appropriate to their own institutional needs.
Descriptors: Veterans, Curriculum Development, Transitional Programs, Federal Legislation, Educational Practices, Student Diversity, Curriculum Implementation, Educational Strategies, College Programs, Student Characteristics, Demography, Outcome Measures, Sense of Community, Accessibility (for Disabled), Masculinity, Disabilities, Assistive Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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