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MILITARY 101: WHAT VETS CAN TEACH US ABOUT LEARNING

MILITARY 101: WHAT VETS CAN TEACH US ABOUT LEARNING. Barbara Rademacher, AbD . Susan Holmes, Ph.D. American Council on Education – http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Documents/Promising-Practices-in-Veterans-Education.pdf. Vocabulary. OEF/OIF/ONS/OND. GWOT-E. Oct.

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  1. MILITARY 101: WHAT VETS CAN TEACH US ABOUT LEARNING Barbara Rademacher, AbD. Susan Holmes, Ph.D.

  2. American Council on Education – http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Documents/Promising-Practices-in-Veterans-Education.pdf

  3. Vocabulary

  4. OEF/OIF/ONS/OND GWOT-E Oct Individuals authorized for the award must have been deployed abroad for service in GWOT operations on or after September 11, 2001, and to a future date TBD by the Secretary of Defense. GWOT-S: Global War on Terror Service Medal Forces called up for airport security (9/11/2001- 03/2002) also eligible.

  5. Public Perception of GWOT Veterans Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research. (2012). A new generation of leaders: A report on America’s perceptions of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Washington, D.C.: Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies. Retrieved from http://missioncontinues.org/docs/default-document-library/a_new_generation_of_leaders.pdf?sfvrsn=0

  6. Post Secondary Attendance, 2007-8 Source: Chronicle of Higher Education, Almanac of Higher Education, 2011

  7. FY 2011 • 600,000 veterans used Post-9/11 and REAP educational benefits. • Almost 200,000 active duty personnel used their educational benefits. • 46% used benefits for undergrad • 8% used benefits for graduate degrees • 60% - public colleges/training • 26% - private colleges/training • 14% - private non-profit/training

  8. GWOT Educational Benefits Recipients 2011 Participants in Vocational Rehabilitation for Seriously Injured: 90,340 Gulf War Veterans VA Annual Benefits Report, 2011 http://www.vba.va.gov/REPORTS/abr/2011_abr.pdf

  9. Military veterans make up 3% of community college enrollments nationally. GWOT veterans comprise 6.25% of NWACC’s student population. 2012

  10. Post-911: 11.7% of all veterans VA 2010

  11. TYPICAL MAJORS • Nursing • Business Administration • Criminal Justice • General Studies • Psychology GWOT education: 50.6% of female vets 37.2% of male vets

  12. In 2009: • 213,000 (13%) Active Duty • 190,000 (16%) National Guard and Reserves. • 7000 Coast Guard • +200,000 deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan. • 59% have children under 18. • 15% live in poverty. VA 2011

  13. FEMALE VETERANS 19.4% of GWOT (OEF/OIF/OND) female Veterans reported a history of MST (Military Sexual Trauma).

  14. Pew Research Center (2011) 44% of GWOT veterans say they have had a difficult time transitioning to civilian life. Morin, R., & Pew Researh Center. (2011). The Difficult Transition from Military to Civilian Life. Washington, D.C.: Pew Social & Demographic Trends

  15. Rudd Student Veteran Report (2011) Rudd, M. D., Goulding, J., & Bryan, C. J. (2011). Student veterans: A national survey exploring psychological symptoms and suicide risk. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 42(5), 354–360. doi:10.1037/a0025164

  16. National Student Vet Retention

  17. More student veterans need remedial tutoring than non-veteran students: 219,864 first-time full-time freshmen at 297 bac. granting colleges and universities.

  18. Remedial Courses2007-2008 Source: Chronicle of Higher Education, Almanac of Higher Education, 2011

  19. NSSE 2010 • 11,000 vets interviewed, 4680 combat vets • out of 362,000 students nationwide. • Veterans preferred online classes • More combat vets had at least one disability than non-vets. • Student veterans tend to attend public non-specialized universities. • Veterans more involved with working and dependent care than non-vets. • More veterans are first generation college students. • Veterans perceive less support from their colleges. • Veterans have fewer interactions with professors than non-veterans. • Veterans prefer to not reflect or take part in integrative learning. • Larger proportion of veterans are part-time students.

  20. GWOT VETERAN AT NWACCAY2010, AY2011 NWACC Institutional Research, 2012

  21. 2012 1 million GWOT veterans have service-connected disabilities • 170,000 have 30%-50% disability • 166,000 have 60%+ disability • Overall unemployment rate: 12.1% • Unemployment rate for young vets: 20%

  22. GWOT veterans’ unemployment rates: • High school graduate, no college (525,000): 12.5% • Some college or associate degree (935,000): 11% • Bachelor’s degree or higher (605,000): 6% 11.6% unemployment rate for GWOT vets who served in Iraq/Afghanistan (900,000).

  23. Invisible Wounds of War • 14% Post-traumatic Stress Disorder • 14% Major Depression • 19% Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) 2008

  24. GWOT DISABILITY COMPENSATIONS, 2011 VA Annual Benefits Report, 2011 Estimated 6% of troops suffer concussion and mTBI from basic training – current unpublished military study reported by National Public Radio, 2012/08/24

  25. 2012

  26. Symptoms of TBI Source: Military Health System, U. S. Department of Defense

  27. PTSD Checklist – Civilian Version

  28. What Vets Bring to the Classroom • Professional mindset • Ethics & a strong sense of discipline (order) • Respect & reliability • Task discipline & a clear mission focus • Transferable skills • Teamwork & collaboration • Cross-cultural experience • Project management • Skill in working under stress • Troubleshooting • Flexibility (improvise, adapt, overcome) • Sense of humor

  29. What Profs Should Do • Our take-aways • Value their life experience • Create opportunities for multiple learning paths • Appreciate & accommodate

  30. THE PROBLEM Most veterans prefer to remain anonymous. How can we help when we don’t know who they are? American Council on Education. (2011). Accommodating student veterans with traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder: Tips for campus faculty and staff. Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education.

  31. Your Thoughts

  32. brademac@nwacc.edubarbrad42@gmail.comsholmes@nwacc.edususanholmes95@gmail.combrademac@nwacc.edubarbrad42@gmail.comsholmes@nwacc.edususanholmes95@gmail.com Please contact us with your thoughts, suggestions, and experiences. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR VETERAN STUDENTS.

  33. References Air Force Times Staff. (2009, January 6). Pentagon expands eligibility for GWOT medal. Air Force Times. Springfield, VA. Retrieved from http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/01/airforce_gwot_medal_010609/ American Association of Community Colleges. (2012). Reclaiming the American dream: A report from the 21st- century commission on the future of community colleges. Washington, D.C.: American Association of Community Colleges. Retrieved from http://www.aacc.nche.edu/aboutcc/21stcenturyreport/21stCenturyReport.pdf Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2012, March 20). Employment situation of veterans - 2011. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/vet_03202012.htm Department of Defense worldwide traumatic brain injury numbers. (2011). Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. Government Website. Retrieved October 15, 2011, from http://www.dvbic.org/TBI-Numbers.aspx Department of Defense worldwide traumatic brain injury numbers. (2011). Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. Government Website. Retrieved October 15, 2011, from http://www.dvbic.org/TBI-Numbers.aspx Department of Veterans Affairs Women Veterans Task Force. (2012). 2012 Report: Strategies for serving our women veterans draft for public comment (Government Report) (p. 27). Washington, D.C.: Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved from http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/Draft_2012_Women-Veterans_StrategicPlan.pdf Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research. (2012). A new generation of leaders: A report on America’s perceptions of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Washington, D.C.: Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies. Retrieved from http://www.naspa.org/kc/veterans/Perceptions%20of%20Veterans%20A_New_Generation_of_Leaders%20%202012.pdf

  34. References Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC). (2003). PTSD checklist - Civilian version (PCL-C). Veterans Administration. Retrieved from http://www.mirecc.va.gov/docs/visn6/3_PTSD_CheckList_and_Scoring.pdf . Morin, R., & Pew Researh Center. (2011). The Difficult Transition from Military to Civilian Life (pp. 1–8). Washington, D.C.: Pew Social & Demographic Trends. Retrieved from http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/12/08/the-difficult-transition-from-military-to-civilian-life/ National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics. (2011). America’s women veterans: Military service history and VA benefit utilization statistics (p. 63). Washington, D.C.: National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, Department of Veterans Affairs. National Survey of Student Engagement. (2010). Major differences: Examining student engagement by field of study - annual results 2010 (Education Report) (pp. 1–52). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research. Retrieved from http://nsse.iub.edu/html/annual_results.cfm Pryor, J. H., Hurtado, S., DeAngelo, L., Palucki-Blake, J., & Tran, S. (2009). The American freshman: National norms for Fall 2009 (Expanded., Vol. 2009). Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA. Retrieved from http://www.heri.ucla.edu/PDFs/pubs/TFS/Norms/Monographs/TheAmericanFreshman2009.pdf Tanielian, T. L., & Jaycox, L. H. (Eds.). (2008). Invisible wounds of war: Psychological and cognitive injuries, their consequences, and services to assist recovery. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corp. Retrieved from http://www.rand.org/multi/military/veterans.htm

  35. References U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2012). National center for veterans analysis and statistics. National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.va.gov/vetdata/Veteran_Population.asp U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, & Westat. (2011). National survey of veterans, active duty service members, demobilized National Guard and reserve members, family members, and surviving spouses (2010) (Government Report No. 27 (6th survey)) (pp. 1–320). Washington, D.C.: U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved from http://www.va.gov/vetdata/docs/SurveysAndStudies/NVSSurveyFinalWeightedReport.pdf United States Department of Defense. (2012). U. S. Department of Defense [Website]. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved March 12, 2013, from http://www.defense.gov/ Veterans Benefits Administration. (2011). Annual benefits report: FY 2011 (p. 163). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved from http://www.vba.va.gov/REPORTS/abr/index.asp Weber, D. J. (2012). AAA Academic Success and Well-Being Following OEF/OIF Deployment (Ph.D.). Arizona State University, United States -- Arizona. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/pqdtft/docview/923053861/abstract/1396308B03A7C43FEFB/2?accountid=14872 Zwerdling, D. (2012, August 24). Before reaching war zones, troops risk concussions. All Things Considered. Washington, D.C.: National Public Radio. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/2012/08/24/158873690/before-reaching-war-zones-troops-risk-concussions

  36. We found the following websites particularly helpful for teaching profs. Helpful websites

  37. http://www.vetfriendlytoolkit.org/

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