Persky, K. R., & Oliver D. E. (2011). Veterans coming home to the community college: Linking research to practice. C... - 0 views

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  In response to the significant increase of student veterans, due in part to the enactment of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, Perksy and Oliver explored three research questions: what do veterans perceive their needs to be at the community college? What programs and services are currently in place at the community college to address the needs of veterans? What recommendations can be made for improving the veterans' community college experience? The study used a mixed methods design to approach different aspects of the research. Responses to qualitative research questions identified a number of emerging needs for student veterans including a formalized process of accepting experiential credit (life and military) toward their degree completion and programs specifically targeting student veterans. Quantitative research questions provide insight into the lack of organization within the state-wide approach to development of veteran services within community colleges.
  
  The lack of formalized process for assessing and awarding credits is a nationwide issue affecting veteran students in all of higher education, not just at community college. If there was a credentialed database which could be accessed by university registrar with information and equivalencies, it would go a long way to alleviating this issue. The lack of uniformity of veteran services within a state is not a unique problem. Each state contains inconsistencies that could be addressed through development of professional listservs focused on veteran services, crowd-sourcing best practices for veteran students, and intentionality to create standardization based on criteria set forth by state higher education governance.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In response to the significant increase of student veterans, due in part to the enactment of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, Perksy and Oliver explored three research questions: what do veterans perceive their needs to be at the community college? What programs and services are currently in place at the community college to address the needs of veterans? What recommendations can be made for improving the veterans' community college experience? The study used a mixed methods design to approach different aspects of the research. Responses to qualitative research questions identified a number of emerging needs for student veterans including a formalized process of accepting experiential credit (life and military) toward their degree completion and programs specifically targeting student veterans. Quantitative research questions provide insight into the lack of organization within the state-wide approach to development of veteran services within community colleges. <br /> <br /> The lack of formalized process for assessing and awarding credits is a nationwide issue affecting veteran students in all of higher education, not just at community college. If there was a credentialed database which could be accessed by university registrar with information and equivalencies, it would go a long way to alleviating this issue. The lack of uniformity of veteran services within a state is not a unique problem. Each state contains inconsistencies that could be addressed through development of professional listservs focused on veteran services, crowd-sourcing best practices for veteran students, and intentionality to create standardization based on criteria set forth by state higher education governance.</div>

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