Veteran Identity (Perceptions) in Higher Education

A Veteran/Scholar/Advocate’s Story

Bibliographic Data

ID22158177
AuthorsJeni Hunniecutt (Ronin Institute, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume8
Issue2
Pages60-74
Publication date2022-09-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Veterans Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2470-4768 • E-ISSN: 2470-4768
PublisherVirginia Tech Libraries (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.21061/jvs.v8i2.389
OpenAlexW4296473725
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

Through autoethnography, a research method that considers how personal lived experiences are impacted and made visible through inquiry into cultural and systemic issues, the author shares her story of being a research administrator and staff member at a veteran center within a US research university. As both a veteran and a scholar of veteran studies, the researcher paints a picture of the consequences of a multidecade war on the post-9/11 generation of veterans, veteran-centric scholarship, and veteran services within university settings. Her story illustrates the consequences of a lack of military cultural insight and attunement of higher-education leadership and demonstrates why administrators of veteran centers and spaces must be well versed in military cultural awareness. The overarching themes of this piece reify how truth, empathy, and cultural competency are paramount to overcome barriers of both research and praxis related to veteran issues. Most importantly, this piece both shows and tells why veterans need a seat at the table

Aesthetics · Attunement · Autoethnography · Empathy · Media studies · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Praxis · Public relations · Scholarship · Sociology · Digital Storytelling and Education · Education and Military Integration · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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