Program Services for Veteran Students in North Carolina Community Colleges: Perceptions of Administrators and Students

Autor/inn/en	Sitzes, Janice; Akroyd, Duane; Thompson, Tara
Titel	Program Services for Veteran Students in North Carolina Community Colleges: Perceptions of Administrators and Students
Quelle	In: Community College Enterprise, 27 (2021) 2, S.33-57 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1541-0935
Schlagwörter	Student Personnel Services; Veterans; Community Colleges; Two Year College Students; Administrator Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Program Effectiveness; Use Studies; College Administration; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kriegsteilnehmer; Veteran; Community college; Community College; Schülerverhalten; Benutzerschulung; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung
Abstract	Over 2,000,000 servicemen and servicewomen returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will take advantage of the educational benefits of the Post-9/11 GI Bill and will enroll in community colleges. Despite over 70 years of education benefits for U.S. veterans, there has been little research into the availability and effectiveness of institutional support programs and policies on U.S. college campuses, especially at the community college level. Typically, social support services for veteran students have been examined predominantly at four-year institutions. Goodman and Hoppin (1990) identified that support needs to include encouragement, information, referrals, door openers, and practical help. Sources of social support include intimate relationships, family members, friends, and membership institutions and communities (Goodman et al., 2006; House et al., 1988; Procidano & Heller, 1983; Schlossberg, 1981, 1984; Schlossberg et al., 1995). This study examined the types of institutional support services provided by North Carolina community colleges for veterans, veteran students' frequency of use, and perceived importance of these services. Veteran students' responses were compared with college administrators' perceptions of students' use of such services. Overall, the types and number of services varied widely among colleges with a small group offering a considerable array of services for veterans. The comparison of the perceptions of veteran students and administrators on the use of offered services provides insights on possible priorities for each group and possible changes for the future. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01