Writing Faculty on the Marine Corps Base: Building Strong Classroom Communities Through Engagement and Advocacy

Bree McGregor; Lourdes Fernandez

doi:10.59236/rjv16i2pp129-150

Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric Dec 2016 Open Access

Writing Faculty on the Marine Corps Base: Building Strong Classroom Communities Through Engagement and Advocacy

Bree McGregor ; Lourdes Fernandez

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In this paper, the authors introduce the voluntary education center (VEC), which is a multi-school campus located on military bases in the United States and worldwide that offers accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees to service members and their families. The VEC combines military and higher education elements, offering a productive site of study for the complex interactions between writing instructors and student-veterans in this community of practice. Findings from interviews with five VEC writing instructors offer perspectives on teaching student-veterans in a non-traditional academic environment and illustrate the strategies faculty deploy as they engage with student-veterans, as well as the resources and support they seek. Implications for faculty in traditional higher education settings who work with increasing numbers of veterans are explored.

Journal: Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
Published: 2016-12-01
DOI: 10.59236/rjv16i2pp129-150
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