Military spouses with graduate degrees : interdisciplinary approaches to thriving amidst uncertainty / edited by Leandra Hinojosa Hernández and Jennifer Belding.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hernández, Leandra Hinojosa, editor.

Belding, Jennifer, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military spouses--Education--United States.

Military spouses.

Military spouses--Employment--United States.

Graduate students--Family relationships--United States.

Graduate students.

Graduate students--Employment--United States.

Graduate students--Employment.

Graduate students--Family relationships.

Education.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 281 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019]

Summary:

"This volume utilizes interdisciplinary theories, methods, and approaches to study the educational and career experiences of military spouses with advanced degrees. It analyzes the unique career and educational experiences that military spouses with advanced degrees face while trying to attain their goals amidst military relocations and deployments."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Military spouses with advanced degrees: current findings and pathways moving forward / Leandra Hinojosa Hernández & Jennifer N. Belding

A chronological approach to academic and military identities

Navigating academic and military life: a personal journey / Marcia M. Bouchard

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

Cultural collision: a review of literature / Amy May and Victoria McDermott

Exploring identity, professionalism, and patriotism within a multicultural military relationship: intimacy overseas / Precious Yamaguchi

Academic, professional, and military challenges

Becoming whole: balancing dual identities as a graduate student Marine wife / Elise Dixon

Military spouses' uncertainty management: navigating academic goals and military needs / Michael Sollitto and Catherine Cole

Military spouses, advanced degrees, and the myth of keeping busy / Abby E. Murray

Counsel for the military spouse: law school, the bar exam, and beyond / Katherine Lee Goyette

Strategies for enhancing academic, military, and professional life

Joining the ranks: considering military spouse life as a lesbian graduate student / Karen Tannenbaum

Overcoming obstacles: a practical guide to meaningful employment as a military spouse / Georgia K. Jones & Lindsey Lee

Military spouses with advanced degrees: a unique subpopulation to study for the science of motivation and goal pursuit / Jennifer N. Belding

We get it done because we have to: military spouses with advanced degrees, career and educational experiences, and grit amongst uncertainty / Leandra Hinojosa Hernández

Conclusion: advice from the trenches / Jennifer N. Belding & Leandra Hinojosa Hernández.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Military spouses with graduate degrees

ISBN:

9781498582087

1498582087

OCLC:

1063781209