Student Veterans’ Academic Performance Before and After the Post–9/11 GI Bill
| Autor: | Amy Kate Bailey, Madisen B. Drury, Hannah L. Randall |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Medical education
Sociology and Political Science Higher education business.industry education 05 social sciences 050301 education Public institution Public policy humanities Political science 0502 economics and business Operations management 050207 economics business 0503 education Safety Research health care economics and organizations Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | Armed Forces & Society. 45:101-121 |
| ISSN: | 1556-0848 0095-327X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0095327x17737283 |
| Popis: | This article uses student records from a nonselective public institution to assess whether student veterans’ academic performance and preparation differed before and after the post–9/11 GI Bill. We find equivalent ACT scores between cohorts who were and were not eligible for this new funding source, suggesting similar academic preparation. Grade point averages are also invariant across cohorts. We identify a large decline in the probability that student veterans eligible for post–9/11 GI Bill funding pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math disciplines. These results suggest that increased access to college funding had no effects on academic performance and distributed student veterans more broadly across the university curriculum, suggesting an important policy strategy to help recent veterans successfully transition to the civilian labor market. |
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