The Rising Consciousness of Female Veteran Students - 9781620362341

The Rising Consciousness of Female Veteran Students provides student affairs professionals and teaching faculty with a critical understanding of veteran life during and post-active duty.

Through the use of narrative inquiry, the author developed an open dialogue with participants that led to an increased understanding of the veteran's identity development process. As a result of the both positive and negative treatment experienced while on active duty, nearly all of the female veterans interviewed in this book indicated that they developed a new awareness of social consciousness and felt compelled to become more active in their communities.

Topics discussed include: how to foster open discussions with female veteran students; practical advice for developing programs specific to the transition needs of female veterans; examples of how to adapt currently existing social justice advocacy programs to meet the needs of female veteran students; lists of community organizations geared toward working with military veterans and how educational administrators can partner with them in service delivery; and more.

An overview of methods faculty can include in their pedagogical practices that promote an increased social awareness, this book is a revealing examination of how military service can impact female veterans, providing professionals with constructive pathways to work effectively with this student population.