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Esqueda, Monica Christina – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Background/Context: The demands of military family life are great, especially within the context of war. Yet, because less than 1 percent of the population serves, the unique needs and circumstances facing the more than two million children from military families are often absent from our collective consciousness. In the past decade, public…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Academic Aspiration, Occupational Aspiration, Higher Education
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de Pedro, Kris Tunac; Esqueda, Monica Christina; Cederbaum, Julie A.; Astor, Ron Avi – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background/Context: The children of military service members experience numerous military-related stressors (e.g., deployment of a parent), resulting in negative psychological outcomes. About 90% of military-connected students are educated in civilian public schools. A few recent studies in disciplines outside education research suggest that…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Military Personnel, Public Schools, Student Needs
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De Pedro, Kris M. Tunac; Astor, Ron Avi; Benbenishty, Rami; Estrada, Jose; Smith, Gabrielle R. Dejoie; Esqueda, Monica Christina – Review of Educational Research, 2011
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have led to concerning psychological, behavioral, and academic outcomes for children in military families. Of the 1.2 million school-aged children of military service members, only 86,000 actually attend schools administered by the Department of Defense on military installations throughout the world. The remaining…
Descriptors: Military Service, Educational Research, Military Personnel, Research Needs