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Title: Student military service members and veterans in Maryland, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas: Phase one research findings from the 2022-2023 Veteran Education to Workforce Affinity and Success Study
This report contains comprehensive findings from Phase One of our national research study focused on undergraduate student military service members/veterans (SSM/Vs) at Middle Tennessee State University, the University of Maryland at College Park, the University of New Mexico, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Wright State University. During Phase One of this study online surveys were administered to SSM/Vs (n=573) and non-military students (n=1,017) at all five institutions from October 2022 to May 2023. Interviews (n=74) were also administered to volunteer SSM/Vs. Findings in the report are centered on participant demographics; student military experiences and transitions into college; university life; career plans; veteran services engagement; social support networks; and relationships between these factors. Insights and recommendations for educators and other stakeholders, based on the results of the study, are also presented.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2201495
PAR ID:
10586645
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Veteran Education to Workforce Affinity and Success Study (VETWAYS), Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Date Published:
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
student veterans STEM higher education career development social networks
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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