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BIS Research Paper Number 78 - Armed Forces Basic Skills Longitudinal Study: Executive Summary

Abstract: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)1 and the Ministry of Defence (MOD), commissioned the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) …

Enlisting Composition: How First-Year Composition Helped Reorient Higher Education in the GI Bill Era

Abstract: Composition historians have long argued that writing programs were radically transformed in the post-WWII era as a consequence of GI Bill enrollments. But, rising …

How are Institutions of Higher Education Implementing First-Year Transition Courses for Veterans?

Abstract: To better support veterans in their transition from the military to college, current literature recommends the use of a first-year transition course. However, it does not …

Transition and the Troubled Giant: Opportunities for Colleges and Universities to Invest in Veterans

Abstract: Veterans are entering higher education in large numbers. Some colleges have prepared a welcoming, supportive environment, while others have not. A recent national study …

Invisible Disabilities, Stigma, and Student Veterans: Contextualizing the Transition to Higher Education

Abstract: As military veterans transition back into civilian life, the transition process is often filled with challenges. Some veterans leave military service having developed a …

Charlie, Mike, Victor: Student Veterans' Loss of Purpose

Abstract: As student veteran populations and visibility have increased on campus, some scholars have explored how higher education works (or fails to work) to serve those who have …

Faculty Advising and Student Veterans: Adventures in Applying Research and Training

Abstract: Research consistently finds that high quality academic advising, particularly from faculty advisors, contributes to student veterans’ success at universities. Drawing …

Royal British Legion Impact Report 2021

Abstract: This report details the campaigns, policy influence and research achieved by the Royal British Legion in 2021.

An Earned Accommodation: Framing a Veterans Syllabus Statement for Resistant Faculty

Abstract: As student veterans and their dependents navigate the unfamiliar cultural terrain of colleges anduniversities, they rely on a chain of support, from the VA certifying …

Student Veterans’ perceptions of an association between social support and academic success at a private Christian university

Abstract: The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological study was to examine student veterans’ descriptions and interpretation of the social support they received and its …

Lifting Our Sights: Beyond 2030 – the Impact of Future Trends on the Transition of our Armed Forces Community from Military to Civilian Life

Summary: The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) commissioned Future Agenda to undertake a year-long study looking at “Future trends and their impact on the Armed Forces Community in …