ERIC Number: ED653951
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 235
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Peacing It Together: Post 9/11 Enlisted Student Veterans' Awakening to Peace Leadership
Nicholas J. Irwin
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Chapman University
Student veterans face a spectrum of socialization challenges intrapersonally, interpersonally, in communities, and structurally due to the cultural differences between the military and college. More comprehensive programs that individually and collectively address these challenges need to be developed, and it has become apparent that a new model needs to be evaluated. A peer-based learning program, the Peace Practice Alliance (PPA), is grounded in an integral peace leadership framework, including innerwork, knowledge, community, and environment. With student veterans facing these challenges, such as feeling misunderstood, isolating themselves, and filtering communication among younger students, the PPA program will meet student veterans where they are in their struggle. This study sought to understand enlisted student veterans' perspectives on integral peace leadership and the usefulness of a framework-based program to help them integrate into college. Outcomes evaluation served as the guiding methodological framework. Pre-interviews, post-interviews, journals, and discussion notes were the data collection methods with five participants who participated in a hybrid four-week program. Constructivist grounded theory was the principal data analysis method utilized for analyzing the collected data. Findings indicated that formerly deployed post-9/11 enlisted student veterans found value in addressing preconceived psychological and social barriers both individually and collectively in the PPA for their continued transition into and navigation through college. The unanticipated formation of a community transformed student veteran participants' mindsets toward themselves and others and created a sense of feeling more prepared to interact with others, resulting in collective action toward a positive change for student veterans on campus. The findings of this study also suggested implications for higher education and peace leadership as a field. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Peace, Veterans, Program Effectiveness, Barriers, Psychological Patterns, Social Influences, Transitional Programs, Interpersonal Relationship, Higher Education, Cultural Differences, Peer Relationship, Nontraditional Students
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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