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Adult Learning and Development Goals for Female Veterans’ Career Transitions Amid Cultural Adaptation and Identity Formation
Author(s) -
Greer Tomika W.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.20390
Subject(s) - identity (music) , psychology , competence (human resources) , career development , cultural identity , identity formation , cultural competence , salient , adult development , gender studies , military personnel , adaptation (eye) , social psychology , self concept , pedagogy , sociology , political science , physics , feeling , neuroscience , acoustics , law
Differences between military culture and civilian culture can affect the postmilitary experience for transitioning veterans. Adult educators should acquire and maintain a high level of military cultural competence to effectively serve female veterans as they transition out of the military. For women, the military‐to‐veteran transition also includes unique challenges related to identity formation, including occupational gender identity formation, which is not a salient concern for male veterans. Six learning and development goals are presented to guide adult educators in successfully facilitating the cultural adaptation and identity formation process for new female veterans.