Introducing veteran critical theory |
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| Authors: | Glenn A Phillips Yvonna S Lincoln |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, Texas A&2. M University, College Station, TX, USA;3. Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, Texas A& |
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| Abstract: | Research on student veterans is in an infant state. As veterans continue to enroll in institutions of higher education, researchers must explore new ways of knowing student veterans. It is not enough to only describe and model this growing demographic, researchers must also have a tool for criticism and question. The next in an important tradition of emancipatory paradigms, this article suggests a critical theory built on current critical conversations but adapted for the unique characteristics of the student veteran. The article defines the need for a critical theory (Veteran Critical Theory), explains 11 tenets for this new theory, and discusses how these tenets could be used by administrators, faculty, student affairs professionals, and students in the higher education community. |
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| Keywords: | Student veteran critical theory post-9/11 theory creation |
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