Student veterans in higher education: The critical role of veterans resource centers.
| Autor: | Barmak SA; Counseling Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA., Barmaksezian N; School of Social Work, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA., Der-Martirosian C; Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center (VEMEC), US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), North Hills, California, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of American college health : J of ACH [J Am Coll Health] 2023 Nov; Vol. 71 (8), pp. 2406-2416. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 01. |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2021.1970562 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To examine how veterans resource centers (VRCs) and corresponding services influence student veteran transitions by applying the Schlossberg Transition Model. Participants: 12 student support staff and 6 junior/senior undergraduate student veterans at a four-year public university in California. Methods: In-depth semi-structured, one-on-one interviews were conducted with diverse group of university staff and student veterans. Thematic analyses were conducted to identify salient factors that help promote successful transition to college life. Results: Overarching theme was the significance of the university's veterans resource center (VRC), which is a designated space that facilitates connectedness and student engagement; fosters collaborations across student support services via liaisons to increase access to vital services/resources on/off campus, provides peer-to-peer mentorship; and includes staff, who understand military culture. Conclusions: Higher education should expand supporting student veterans by having a VRC to help them successfully transition to college life; this would ultimately improve retention and graduation rates. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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