Military Spouses with Graduate Degrees (eBook)
292 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-8209-4 (ISBN)
With contributors in the fields of communication, psychology, English, law, and others, Navigating Life with a Graduate Degree as a Military Spouse: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Thriving amidst Uncertainty utilizes interdisciplinary theories, methods, and approaches to study the educational and career experiences of military spouses with advanced degrees. The contributors to this volume analyze the challenges, struggles, and positive aspects of being a military spouse with an advanced degree in both academic and professional contexts. The chapters cover chronological approaches to academic and military identities; academic, professional, and military challenges; and strategies for enhancing academic, military, and professional life. This book expands and focuses on the unique challenges military spouses encounter while in graduate school and while transitioning out of graduate programs into academic and professional contexts, and provides a new resource for military and academic researchers, scholars, and practitioners.
Jennifer N. Belding is an independent scholar in social psychology.Leandra H. Hernández is lecturer in the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication and Center for Mexican-American Studies at the University of Houston and adjunct faculty member in communication at National University and Trident University International.
Introduction: Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees: Current Findings and Pathways Moving ForwardLeandra Hinojosa Hernández & Jennifer N. Belding Chapter 1: Navigating Academic and Military Life: A Personal JourneyMarcia M. BouchardChapter 2: Military Spouse Strategies for Navigating Academic and Personal Life: A Collaborative Autoethnographic Review of Post Graduate PursuitsAlissa E. Harrison, Annette Maldonado, Beth van Kan, & Henri CooperChapter 3: Cultural Collision: A Review of LiteratureAmy May and Victoria McDermottChapter 4: Exploring Identity, Professionalism, and Patriotism within a Multicultural Military Relationship: Intimacy OverseasPrecious YamaguchiChapter 5: Becoming Whole: Balancing Dual Identities as a Graduate Student Marine WifeElise DixonChapter 6: Military Spouses’ Uncertainty Management: Navigating Academic Goals and Military NeedsMichael Sollitto and Catherine ColeChapter 7: Military Spouses, Advanced Degrees, and the Myth of Keeping BusyAbby E. MurrayChapter 8: Counsel for the Military Spouse: Law School, the Bar Exam, and BeyondKatherine Lee GoyetteChapter 9: Joining the Ranks: Considering Military Spouse Life as a Lesbian Graduate StudentKaren TannenbaumChapter 10: Overcoming Obstacles: A Practical Guide to Meaningful Employment as a Military SpouseGeorgia K. Jones & Lindsey LeeChapter 11: Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees: A Unique Subpopulation to Study for the Science of Motivation and Goal PursuitJennifer N. BeldingChapter 12: ‘We Get It Done Because We Have To:’ Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees, Career and Educational Experiences, and Grit Amongst UncertaintyLeandra Hinojosa HernándezChapter 13: Conclusion: Advice from the TrenchesJennifer N. Belding & Leandra Hinojosa Hernández
| Co-Autor | Jennifer N. Belding, Beth Van Kan, Lindsey Lee, Annette Maldonado, Amy R. May, Victoria McDermott, Michael Sollitto, Karen Tannenbaum, Precious Vida Yamaguchi, Marcia Bouchard, Catherine Cole, Henri E. Cooper, Elise Dixon, Mary Esther, Alissa E. Harrison, Leandra Hinojosa Hernandez, Georgia Jones |
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| Zusatzinfo | 7 Illustrations including: - 1 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 3 Charts; - 3 Tables. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Schlagworte | career barriers • career motivations • Education • educational pursuits • Graduate school • Military education • Military Families • military life • Military marriages • military spouses • Military Studies • women's studies |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4985-8209-5 / 1498582095 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4985-8209-4 / 9781498582094 |
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