The Difficulty Of Veterans Transitioning From Battlefield To Classroom

Name Instructor Course Date Combat veterans find it difficult when transitioning from the battlefield to the classroom Naphan and Elliott interviewed eleven students who transitioned from the military to the classroom, and excluded National Guardsmen and Reservists, where they sought to identify factors that affected transition. Social cohesion was one of the challenges that they faced when interacting with non-veteran students, but increased structure and support positions in academic settings eased the transition. The source is informative since the veterans provide their perspectives on transition into the classroom, and the authors use the qualitative approach to identify common themes identified by the respondents. The information is useful to facilitate transition in institutions of higher learning and joining student veterans’ groups helps to ease transition and release anxiety. Professor Elliott the Department of Sociology chair of the social psychology program at the University of Nevada, Reno and Dara Naphan her former student has researched on social psychology. The two have researched on varied topics such as the differences in attitudes between U.S troops and veterans, mental health stigma, health inequalities and the health consequences of military service. In addition, Dara E Naphan “is interested in factors that affect college students’ sense of belonging and persistence in higher education” (47). The researchers used scholarly uses, even including some of the earliest sources on the behavior of combat veterans in civilian life published from as early as 1973. The study methodology was a qualitative analysis of in-depth interview and the views of the combat veterans were considered. Using scholar articles makes the study more authoritative even as the participants may ha...