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Author(s) -
Kelley Bruce C.,
Fox Ernetta L.,
Smith Justin M.,
Wittenhagen Lisa A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.2011.tb00656.x
Subject(s) - postsecondary education , face (sociological concept) , veterans affairs , medical education , psychology , gerontology , medicine , family medicine , political science , higher education , sociology , social science , law
On August 1, 2009, the Post‐9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 was passed, and as a result, almost 2 million veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will soon enroll in postsecondary education. Up to 40 percent of these veterans are estimated to have disabilities. This chapter examines some of the characteristics of this group, the challenges that veterans face as they transition into life as college students, and how faculty developers can help faculty better serve these incoming veterans.