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The Transition Experiences of Re-Enrolling Student Veterans at a Public Four-Year University

Beatty, Patrick J
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1363904403

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2013, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Higher Education (Education).
The purpose of this constructivist grounded theory study was to describe and illuminate the transition experiences of re-enrolling student veterans. This research question guided the study: What are the barriers and strategies for resolution that reenrolling student veterans face in their pre- and post-service transition experiences? I conducted semi-structured, intensive interviews with seven re-enrolling student veterans attending a public four-year university located in the Midwest region of the US. The Theory of Transition Experiences of Re-enrolling Student Veterans took shape as a result of the grounded theory methods used. The theory comprises three tenets: experiential maturity (maturity that goes beyond a person’s chronological age); a drive for something more (beyond what they have experienced thus far); and the ability to deal with internal conflict (created either by their desire for simultaneous anonymity and recognition on campus or by their past war selves and current civilian selves). The theory has implications for higher education administrators, for faculty and staff who work with the student veteran population, and for the student veterans themselves as they work through their significant transitions back to school.
David Horton, Jr (Committee Chair)
David Descutner (Committee Member)
Laura Harrison (Committee Member)
Peter Mather (Committee Member)
A. Michael Williford (Committee Member)
153 p.
Education; Higher Education Administration
student veteran; transition; re-enrollment; higher education

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  • Beatty, P. J. (2013). The Transition Experiences of Re-Enrolling Student Veterans at a Public Four-Year University [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1363904403

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Beatty, Patrick. The Transition Experiences of Re-Enrolling Student Veterans at a Public Four-Year University. 2013. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1363904403.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Beatty, Patrick. "The Transition Experiences of Re-Enrolling Student Veterans at a Public Four-Year University." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1363904403

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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