Improving College Education of Veterans (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781450500579)

This book consists of a prologue and 25 chapters based on a series of presentations made at a conference in October, 2009 developed by the College Educators for Veterans Higher Education and held at the Service members Opportunity Colleges (SOC), Washington, DC 20005 The speakers addressed the difficulties that veterans sometimes encounter while seeking a college degree. The speakers are distinguished in higher education, higher education of veterans, or research in education. The book considers four broad topics, giving readers an: introduction to some higher education problems of veterans; broad perspectives on veterans education problems; specific kinds of veterans education problems; and proposals to help create a better future for veterans in higher education. If the difficulties of veterans in college are corrected, their success in obtaining a degree will be greatly enhanced. Anyone interested in the higher education of veterans will benefit by reading this book.

Author: Douglas Herrmann
ISBN-10: 1450500579
ISBN-13: 9781450500579
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/08/2010
Pages: 382
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d