Preparing your campus for veterans' success : an integrated approach to facilitating the transition and persistence of our military students /

Kelley, Bruce C.

Preparing your campus for veterans' success : an integrated approach to facilitating the transition and persistence of our military students / Bruce C. Kelley, Justin M. Smith, and Ernetta L. Fox ; with special contributor Holly Wheeler. - First edition. - 1 online resource (262 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Setting the stage : student veterans in higher education -- Athena's labyrinth : the transitional experiences of student veterans -- Student veterans and disabilities -- Innovative approaches to student and administrative services I : recruitment to orientation -- Innovative approaches to student and administrative services II : serving student veterans on campus -- Innovative approaches to veterans' academic programs -- Serving student veterans in our community colleges / by Holly Wheeler -- Serving veterans in the classroom : course structure and design -- Serving veterans in the classroom : classroom management and learning activities -- Serving veterans in the classroom : establishing effective physical, behavioral, and emotional classroom environments -- Developing faculty and staff -- Conclusion : student veterans and academic success -- Appendix A: Common military and educational acronyms -- Appendix B: Glossary of important military and educational terms -- Appendix C: An educator's guide to the military.

9781579228644 (e-book)


College student orientation--United States.
College students--Services for--United States.
Veterans--Education (Higher)--United States.


Electronic books.

UB357 / .K45 2013

378.1/9826970973