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Bass, Elizabeth – Educational Studies, 2021
The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides educational assistance to veterans and certain dependents. Veterans have had educational benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs since World War II, but no prior GI bill programmes have been as comprehensive or administratively complex. Covered benefits include all tuition and fees at any public…
Descriptors: Veterans, Federal Legislation, Paying for College, Student Costs
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Cumberland, Denise M.; Peake, Whitney; Kerrick, Sharon; Tapolsky, Mary – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2020
The aim of this chapter is to examine an entrepreneurial training program using a theoretical foundation to assess pedagogical and programmatic outcomes. First, the chapter begins by reviewing military veteran entrepreneurship. Next, key constructs previously shown to impact entrepreneurial capabilities and intentions are reviewed. Subsequently,…
Descriptors: Veterans, Entrepreneurship, Program Evaluation, Teaching Methods
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Hoopes, Karl H.; Osborne, Makenna – Journal of Extension, 2020
To introduce and provide equine-related activities to military personnel and their families, Utah State University Equine Extension created and implemented an effective program called Ride Utah! Equine-related activities have been shown to improve mental health and build strong family relationships in participating individuals. Ride Utah!…
Descriptors: Animals, Resilience (Psychology), Military Personnel, Family (Sociological Unit)
Stewart, Reginald L. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2014
In this article, Reginald L. Stewart asks: "What is the true value of higher education to military veterans?" Military veterans may be underrepresented in higher education due to life adversities including homelessness, medical disabilities, substance abuse, family hardships, and deficient academic skills, however, with the transition of…
Descriptors: Veterans, Veterans Education, Higher Education, College Bound Students
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Bauml, Michelle; May, Lisa – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2019
Introducing patriotic holidays such as Veterans Day with historical photographs and other primary sources in classrooms can not only spark children's interest, but also promote critical thinking and historical comprehension. Meaningful, hands-on historical lessons can also motivate children to take informed action about issues they care about. We…
Descriptors: Veterans, Holidays, Social Studies, Military Service
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Percoco, James A. – Social Education, 2013
The Friends of the National World War II Memorial was established in 2007 to serve, in part, as an organization devoted to educating young people and visitors to the memorial in an effort to ensure that the lessons, legacy, and sacrifices of World War II not be forgotten. After 32 years of teaching history at West Springfield High School in…
Descriptors: War, Interviews, History Instruction, Video Technology
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Whitworth, James D.; Lawrence, Shawn; Dziegielewski, Sophia F.; Mandes, Chelsea L. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2019
Military social work certificates, courses, and specializations have emerged to address the need for competent and culturally aware practitioners to serve military and veteran clients. This study evaluates one of these certificate programs surveying 27 previous graduate students and 11 field supervisors affiliated with this program. The majority…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Certification, Specialization
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Ahern, Aaron; Foster, Michael; Head, Darlene – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2015
This chapter outlines the birth and growth of a veterans' program in Salt Lake City, Utah, and discusses next steps in spurring additional innovations and advancements to improve service for student veterans in community colleges.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Veterans, Program Descriptions, Program Development
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Schell, Eileen E. – Composition Forum, 2013
This article provides an analysis of the growing phenomenon of community writing groups for military veterans. Drawing on the scholarship on literacy studies, community literacy, and veterans' writing groups, the author profiles three veterans' writing groups and provides strategies for starting up, conducting, and sustaining such groups. The…
Descriptors: Veterans, Writing (Composition), Literacy, Profiles
Sander, Libby – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2013
As a new GI Bill moved through Congress in 2008, a handful of influential politicians grew concerned. Would such a generous education program trigger an exodus of service members during two wars? At the Pentagon's urging, the lawmakers proposed a fix: Give troops the option to transfer their benefits to a child or spouse. That policy quickly…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Dependents, Paying for College, Federal Government
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Selber, Katherine; Biggs, Mary Jo Garcia; Chavkin, Nancy Feyl; Wright, Micah C. – Online Learning, 2015
This article describes one school of social work's innovative online elective course to prepare Masters of Social Work (MSW) students for practice with the military, veterans and their families. Developed as part of a university-wide Veterans Initiative, this online course keeps the focus on the student veteran and uses the best practices of…
Descriptors: Social Work, Elective Courses, Veterans, Online Courses
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Balfoura, Michael; Westwood, Marvin; Buchanan, Marla J. – Research in Drama Education, 2014
Over 18.5% of military personnel returning from war zones to civilian life suffer mental health issues, which can lead to family breakdown, homelessness and other problems. Almost 4000 Australian soldiers have returned home from active service in the last decade suffering from combat stress and mental health conditions. A 2009 Australian…
Descriptors: Veterans, Military Personnel, Program Descriptions, Resilience (Psychology)
Sander, Libby – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
This article features four colleges and how they take on veterans' issues in research and real life. These colleges are (1) Syracuse University; (2) Purdue University; (3) University of Southern California; and (4) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Last year Syracuse established the Institute for Veterans and Military Families to focus…
Descriptors: Veterans, Military Personnel, Educational Policy, Public Policy
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Wagner, Tili; Imanel-Noy, Dalia – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
The research is based on the trend of broadening unique teacher training programs. It is a mixed-method research aiming to explore the motives of three groups of Graduate-Retraining-Program (GRP) who opted for teaching as a second career and their self-efficacy. The research population comprises 82 participants from three specialized teacher's…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Change, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Education Programs
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Clark, Elizabeth; Fitzgerald, James T.; Griffith, Jennifer; Weir, Charlene – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
Current geriatrics workforce projections indicate that clinicians who care for adults will need basic geriatrics knowledge and skills to address the geriatric syndromes and issues that limit functional independence and complicate medical management. This is most evident for the clinicians caring for veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Hospitals, Geriatrics, Veterans
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