{"product_id":"from-military-to-academy-the-writing-and-learning-transitions-of-student-veterans-paperback","title":"From Military to Academy: The Writing and Learning Transitions of Student-Veterans - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Blaauw-Hara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounded in case-study research, this book explores the writing and learning transitions of military veterans at the college level. Providing meaningful research into the ways adult learners bring their knowledge to the classroom, \u003ci\u003eFrom Military to Academy\u003c\/i\u003e offers new ways of thinking about pedagogy beyond the \"traditional\" college experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrom Military to Academy\u003c\/i\u003e is a detailed picture of how student-veterans may experience the shift to the college experience and academic writing. Grounding his research in the experiences of student-veterans at a community college, Blaauw-Hara integrates adult learning theory, threshold concepts, genre analysis, and student-veteran scholarship to help readers understand the challenges student-veterans experience and the strengths they bring as they enter the academic writing environment. Each chapter takes a different theoretical approach to frame student-veterans' experiences, and Blaauw-Hara ends each chapter with specific, actionable pedagogical suggestions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Composition studies scholars especially have demonstrated an ongoing interest in and commitment to understanding the experiences of student-veterans from military service to postsecondary education. \u003ci\u003eFrom Military to Academy\u003c\/i\u003e helps college writing faculty and writing program administrators understand and support the growing numbers of student-veterans who are making the transition to higher education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Blaauw-Hara\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor, teaching stream, at the University of Toronto-Mississauga. He has served as president of the Council of Writing Program Administrators, and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eComposition Forum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eComposition Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKairos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeaching English in the Two-Year College\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Teaching Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Community College Journal of Research and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, among other journals. He has also written for several edited collections, including \u003ci\u003e(Re)Considering What We Know\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWPAs in Transition\u003c\/i\u003e, and he has been anthologized in collections such as \u003ci\u003eTeaching Composition at the Two-Year College\u003c\/i\u003e. Additionally, he serves on the editorial board of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Veterans Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 138\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773794451744,"sku":"9781646421336","price":39.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d69dd81271404ff29af43d0518a7e02b_bebeaa59-cf34-4be8-a9bc-cba1d2281125.webp?v=1780432986","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/from-military-to-academy-the-writing-and-learning-transitions-of-student-veterans-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}