Pilot Programs for Veterans Transition to Engineering Fields
Pilot Programs for Veterans Transition to Engineering Fields
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退伍军人过渡到工程领域的试点计划
DOI：
10.18260/p.25901
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发表时间：
2016
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通讯作者：
Yuzhong Shen
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作者：
V. Jovanovic;A. Dean;C. Considine;K. Arcaute;Petros J. Katsioloudis;M. Tomovic;Thomas B. Stout;Connor Schwalm;J. Michaeli;Yuzhong Shen
Veterans, through their active service, frequently receive training in highly skilled technical areas. However, they may lack a theoretical background in underlying engineering principles. They also need additional support with the transition from a highly structured military environment to an environment with more ambiguous time constraints and different sorts of responsibilities. Moreover they are facing challenges which are specific for their student population. Therefore, enabling multiple mechanisms which would support them and provide them necessary guidance are especially important at universities with large veteran populations such as at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Hence, there is a need for programs which build on the specialized training that veterans received and aid in their academic journey. This paper will introduce three pilot programs for advancing engineering education for military veterans focusing on forming a support base for veterans to assist them in overcoming traditional educational barriers.
