Date of Award

Summer 2015

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

English

Committee Director

Louise Wetherbee Phelps

Committee Member

Kevin DePew

Committee Member

Julia Romberger

Committee Member

Michelle Navarre Cleary

Abstract

Higher education is experiencing an almost unprecedented influx of student veterans. However, research is sparse on their transition to college, and, in particular, their experiences with college writing. Additionally, current scholarship focuses mainly on veterans at four-year schools. This dissertation describes six student veterans’ transitions to academic writing at the community college. Based on a case-study approach, the study seeks to identify key themes in student veterans’ experiences with learning and writing in the military and compare them to their experiences learning and writing in college. In addition to locating areas of disconnect, the study highlights typical strengths student veterans bring to college that can set them up for success. It concludes with recommendations for what colleges (and writing teachers) can do to facilitate veterans’ transition to the college writing environment.

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DOI

10.25777/apvb-ds55

ISBN

9781339010359

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