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Exploring the Academic Success of Student Veterans in Higher Education

Semer, Claire
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8981-9108
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1428936607

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2015, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toledo, Judith Herb College of Education.
Any veteran should be able to earn a degree without struggling financially, emotionally, or academically on or off campus. The purpose of this research study was to explore the college experience of student veterans and identify ways to help them succeed academically. More specifically, this study sought to identify factors that predict the academic success of veterans in their first year of college. The researcher examined veterans’ experiences in college, inside and outside the classroom, in order to identify which engagement activities, if any, influenced their first-term cumulative GPA. The researcher found the following seven variables to be statistically significant predictors of student veterans’ first-term GPA: (a) race, (b) the number of credit hours taken, (c) talking to faculty members about career aspirations, (d) receiving oral feedback from a faculty member about academic performance, (e) attending events on campus, (f) exercising or participating in physical activities, and (g) time spent commuting to class. Increased veteran enrollment has merited examination of the challenges student veterans have encountered at higher education institutions. This study adds to the limited body of knowledge on this topic and contributes to a future plan for the successful education of veterans who attend college.
Ron Opp (Committee Chair)
Dave Meabon (Committee Member)
Debra Harmening (Committee Member)
Thomas Barden (Committee Member)
151 p.
Adult Education; Higher Education

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  • Semer, C. (2015). Exploring the Academic Success of Student Veterans in Higher Education [Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1428936607

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Semer, Claire. Exploring the Academic Success of Student Veterans in Higher Education. 2015. University of Toledo, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1428936607.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Semer, Claire. "Exploring the Academic Success of Student Veterans in Higher Education." Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1428936607

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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