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Publication Date: 2022
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Assessing the Impact of Military Cultural-Competence Training: Lessons for Creating an Inclusive Campus Environment
Morris, Phillip; McNamee, Michael; St. Louis, Kayleen
Journal of Continuing Higher Education, v70 n3 p157-174 2022
Campuses are increasingly offering military cultural-competency professional development training to staff and faculty to support military-connected students. Using four years of program data, we examine outcomes for a custom training, including retention of content knowledge, application of lessons on campus, and comparison of outcomes for in-person and online versions of the training. Results suggest that participants, both in-person and online, developed higher confidence and greater capacity to support student veterans. Evidence for examining training impact included correct response rates on a post-training quiz, scaled perceptions data, and open-ended feedback. Implications for research on the effectiveness of military cultural competency training are discussed, along with recommendations for creating an inclusive campus culture for military-connected students.
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Military Training, Inclusion, Campuses, Professional Development, Faculty Development, College Faculty, Military Personnel, Longitudinal Studies, Outcomes of Education, Online Courses, In Person Learning, Self Esteem, Veterans, Teacher Student Relationship, Nontraditional Students, Feedback (Response), Teacher Attitudes, Tests, Attitude Measures, Research Universities
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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