Student Veteran Data in Higher Education

CONTENTS

EDITORS’ NOTES

References

1 Student Veterans in Higher Education: A Conversation Six Decades in the Making

Early Citizen-Soldiers

The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944

The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1952

The Veterans’ Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966

Veterans Educational Assistance Program of 1977 and the Montgomery G.I. Bill of 1984

The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008

Student Veterans: Then and Now

References

2 Conceptual Models of Student Veteran College Experiences

Shortcomings of Linear (Prescriptive) Models

Hammond’s Combat Veteran Conceptual Identity Model (CVCIM)

The Inferred Perception of Self

The Perception of Others

The Connections to Other Veterans

Diamond’s Adaptive Military Transition Theory (AMTT)

AMTT Model Phases

Phase I: Adaptation

Phase II: Passage

Phase III: Arrival

AMTT Transition Variations (Types)

Vacchi’s Model of Student Veteran Support

Four Key Areas to Support Student Veteran Success

Conclusion

References

3 Taxonomy of Student Veterans: A Suggested Protocol for Institutional Research Professionals

Telling the Story

The TSV Survey Codebook

Questions 1, 2, and 3

Questions 4 and 5

Question 6

Question 7

Questions 8, 9, and 10

Questions 11 and 12

Data Collection Schedule

TSV in Practice

Limitations

Conclusion

References

4 Differences Between Military-Connected Undergraduates: Implications for Institutional Research

Data and Methods

Findings

Demographic Characteristics of Military-Connected Undergraduates

Enrollment Characteristics of Military-Connected Undergraduates

Employment of Military-Connected Undergraduates

Financial Aid Received by Military-Connected Undergraduates

Risk Factors Among Military-Connected Undergraduates

Implications for Institutional Researchers

Conclusion

References

5 For-Profit Institutions and Student Veteran Data

Student Veterans

For-Profit, Not-for-Profit, and Public Institutions

Funding Constraints

Why Veterans’ Benefits Cost More at Not-for-Profit and For-Profit Institutions

Expense Structures

Student Veteran Data

G.I. Bill Feedback System

The Role of Institutional Researchers

Conclusion

References

6 Exploring Veteran Success Through State-Level Administrative Data Sets

Statewide Longitudinal Data Collection: LDS and SLDS

The Value of Statewide Data Collection

For Student Veterans

For Higher Education

For Statewide Goals

Barriers to Data Collection SLDS: Policy and Resource Allocation

Advocating for Student Veteran Success: A Data Collection Strategy

Identifying Student Veterans

Describing Financial Need

Measuring Success and Identifying Sticking Points

Meaningful Analyses for Statewide Student Veteran Data

Head-Count Reporting

Cohort Life-Cycle Analysis

Credential Production Reporting

Outcomes Beyond Credentials Analysis

Conclusion

References

7 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

INDEX

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