With contributors in the fields of communication, psychology, English, law, and others, Navigating Life with a Graduate Degree as a Military Spouse: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Thriving amidst Uncertainty utilizes interdisciplinary theories, methods, and approaches to study the educational and career experiences of military spouses with advanced degrees. The contributors to this volume analyze the challenges, struggles, and positive aspects of being a military spouse with an advanced degree in both academic and professional contexts. The chapters cover chronological approaches to academic and military identities; academic, professional, and military challenges; and strategies for enhancing academic, military, and professional life. This book expands and focuses on the unique challenges military spouses encounter while in graduate school and while transitioning out of graduate programs into academic and professional contexts, and provides a new resource for military and academic researchers, scholars, and practitioners.

About the Author
Jennifer N. Belding is independent scholar in social psychology. Leandra H. Hernandez is lecturer in the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication and Center for Mexican-American Studies at the University of Houston and adjunct faculty member in communication at National University and Trident University International.

Reviews
Military Spouses with Graduate Degrees: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Thriving Amidst Uncertainty is an excellent resource for anyone conducting research about military families, but certainly for those who are in the military and the people who are helping them. The collection reflects a range of topics and approaches, the contributors come from several disciplines, and they each make an important contribution to understanding the complexities of military life. I highly recommend the entire book. -- Erin Sahlstein Parcell, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee


Awards
Winner of Bronze Medal book award from the MWSA (Military Writers Society of America).



Book Information
ISBN 9781498582087
Author Leandra Hinojosa Hernandez
Format Hardback
Page Count 292
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 612g
Dimensions(mm) 239mm * 159mm * 25mm