Military Spouses with Graduate Degrees
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Thriving amidst Uncertainty
Published on 17. January 2019
Book
Hardback
292 pages
978-1-4985-8208-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
The book should be a must-read for colleges and universities that deal with military families. It should also be required reading for those in command positions at our nation's bases and forts, so that they have a better and clearer understanding of the true impact on families from deployments and moves. . . . The editors take a resource book with data and information and make it very readable and understandable by adding so many different voices and viewpoints presented. . . . Every military spouse should have access to this book and read it. I believe this book has a mission and purpose. I salute the editors for putting this all together in this volume. * Military Writers Society of America * Military Spouses with Graduate Degrees: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Thriving Amidst Uncertainty is an excellent resource for anyone conducting research about military families, but certainly for those who are in the military and the people who are helping them. The collection reflects a range of topics and approaches, the contributors come from several disciplines, and they each make an important contribution to understanding the complexities of military life. I highly recommend the entire book. -- Erin Sahlstein Parcell, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 b/w photos; 3 tables; 3 charts;
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
580 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4985-8208-7 (9781498582087)
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Military Spouses with Graduate Degrees
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Thriving Amidst Uncertainty
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01/2019
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Lexington Books
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Military Spouses with Graduate Degrees
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Thriving Amidst Uncertainty
E-Book
01/2019
1st Edition
Lexington Books
€98.99
Available for download
Persons
Jennifer N. Belding is independent scholar in social psychology.
Leandra H. Hernandez 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.
Leandra H. Hernandez 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.
Content
Introduction: Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees: Current Findings and Pathways Moving Forward
Leandra Hinojosa Hernandez & Jennifer N. Belding
Chapter 1: Navigating Academic and Military Life: A Personal Journey
Marcia M. Bouchard
Chapter 2: Military Spouse Strategies for Navigating Academic and Personal Life: A Collaborative Autoethnographic Review of Post Graduate Pursuits
Alissa E. Harrison, Annette Maldonado, Beth van Kan, & Henri Cooper
Chapter 3: Cultural Collision: A Review of Literature
Amy May and Victoria McDermott
Chapter 4: Exploring Identity, Professionalism, and Patriotism within a Multicultural Military Relationship: Intimacy Overseas
Precious Yamaguchi
Chapter 5: Becoming Whole: Balancing Dual Identities as a Graduate Student Marine Wife
Elise Dixon
Chapter 6: Military Spouses' Uncertainty Management: Navigating Academic Goals and Military Needs
Michael Sollitto and Catherine Cole
Chapter 7: Military Spouses, Advanced Degrees, and the Myth of Keeping Busy
Abby E. Murray
Chapter 8: Counsel for the Military Spouse: Law School, the Bar Exam, and Beyond
Katherine Lee Goyette
Chapter 9: Joining the Ranks: Considering Military Spouse Life as a Lesbian Graduate Student
Karen Tannenbaum
Chapter 10: Overcoming Obstacles: A Practical Guide to Meaningful Employment as a Military Spouse
Georgia K. Jones & Lindsey Lee
Chapter 11: Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees: A Unique Subpopulation to Study for the Science of Motivation and Goal Pursuit
Jennifer N. Belding
Chapter 12: 'We Get It Done Because We Have To:' Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees, Career and Educational Experiences, and Grit Amongst Uncertainty
Leandra Hinojosa Hernandez
Chapter 13: Conclusion: Advice from the Trenches
Jennifer N. Belding & Leandra Hinojosa Hernandez
Leandra Hinojosa Hernandez & Jennifer N. Belding
Chapter 1: Navigating Academic and Military Life: A Personal Journey
Marcia M. Bouchard
Chapter 2: Military Spouse Strategies for Navigating Academic and Personal Life: A Collaborative Autoethnographic Review of Post Graduate Pursuits
Alissa E. Harrison, Annette Maldonado, Beth van Kan, & Henri Cooper
Chapter 3: Cultural Collision: A Review of Literature
Amy May and Victoria McDermott
Chapter 4: Exploring Identity, Professionalism, and Patriotism within a Multicultural Military Relationship: Intimacy Overseas
Precious Yamaguchi
Chapter 5: Becoming Whole: Balancing Dual Identities as a Graduate Student Marine Wife
Elise Dixon
Chapter 6: Military Spouses' Uncertainty Management: Navigating Academic Goals and Military Needs
Michael Sollitto and Catherine Cole
Chapter 7: Military Spouses, Advanced Degrees, and the Myth of Keeping Busy
Abby E. Murray
Chapter 8: Counsel for the Military Spouse: Law School, the Bar Exam, and Beyond
Katherine Lee Goyette
Chapter 9: Joining the Ranks: Considering Military Spouse Life as a Lesbian Graduate Student
Karen Tannenbaum
Chapter 10: Overcoming Obstacles: A Practical Guide to Meaningful Employment as a Military Spouse
Georgia K. Jones & Lindsey Lee
Chapter 11: Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees: A Unique Subpopulation to Study for the Science of Motivation and Goal Pursuit
Jennifer N. Belding
Chapter 12: 'We Get It Done Because We Have To:' Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees, Career and Educational Experiences, and Grit Amongst Uncertainty
Leandra Hinojosa Hernandez
Chapter 13: Conclusion: Advice from the Trenches
Jennifer N. Belding & Leandra Hinojosa Hernandez