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A Qualitative Study Of Veteran Students' Perspectives Of Their Academic Experiences, Beatrice L. Smith
A Qualitative Study Of Veteran Students' Perspectives Of Their Academic Experiences, Beatrice L. Smith
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to describe and explain Veteran students’ perspectives on academic success as they enter or reenter the university setting. Recent research applied to Veteran students has focused on social integration and to a lesser extent on academic integration and student success. For this qualitative study grounded in social constructivism, the primary method of data collection was the recording, transcription, and analysis of oral interviews with 11 Veteran students. The findings were aligned to the theoretical framework which was adapted from Tinto’s Conditions for Student Success (2012). The results contribute to the current body of scholarly …