Abstract
The majority of 4 million United States military-connected students attend public schools, and many face various challenges that stem from factors related to military service. Schools can support these students through a positive school climate and attention to their needs. University service-learning programs can enhance the experiences of military-connected students. This study presents an evaluation of the Partners at Learning program, where undergraduate university students provided tutoring to underserved students, including military-connected students. Results show that Partners at Learning tutors reported greater awareness of the unique experiences of these military-connected students, increased understanding of diverse groups, and increased interest in social justice advocacy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 226-235 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Military Behavioral Health |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Funding
The Building Capacity to Create Highly Supportive Military-Connected School Districts (Building Capacity Consortium) project worked to increase awareness about the existence of military-connected students in public schools and to increase the presence of supports and services for military-connected students and their families. The Building Capacity Consortium, which operated with the support of a grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity, had the main goal of improving academic achievements and the well-being of military-connected children while increasing the schools’ capacity to sustain the work and creating a replicable model for military connected schools locally and nationally (Benbenishty, 2014). This work was partially funded by the Department of Defense Education Activity (HE-1254-10-1-0041).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Building Capacity Consortium | |
| Department of Defense Education Activity | HE-1254-10-1-0041 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 13 Climate Action
Keywords
- Service-learning
- military-connected students
- program adaptation
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