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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.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees: Current Findings and Pathways Moving Forward

Leandra Hinojosa Hernández & Jennifer N. Belding

Chapter 1: Navigating Academic and Military Life: A Personal Journey

Marcia M. Bouchard

Chapter 2: Military Spouse Strategies for Navigating Academic and Personal Life: A Collaborative Autoethnographic Review of Post Graduate Pursuits

Alissa E. Harrison, Annette Maldonado, Beth van Kan, & Henri Cooper

Chapter 3: Cultural Collision: A Review of Literature

Amy May and Victoria McDermott

Chapter 4: Exploring Identity, Professionalism, and Patriotism within a Multicultural Military Relationship: Intimacy Overseas

Precious Yamaguchi

Chapter 5: Becoming Whole: Balancing Dual Identities as a Graduate Student Marine Wife

Elise Dixon

Chapter 6: Military Spouses’ Uncertainty Management: Navigating Academic Goals and Military Needs

Michael Sollitto and Catherine Cole



Chapter 7: Military Spouses, Advanced Degrees, and the Myth of Keeping Busy

Abby E. Murray

Chapter 8: Counsel for the Military Spouse: Law School, the Bar Exam, and Beyond

Katherine Lee Goyette

Chapter 9: Joining the Ranks: Considering Military Spouse Life as a Lesbian Graduate Student

Karen Tannenbaum

Chapter 10: Overcoming Obstacles: A Practical Guide to Meaningful Employment as a Military Spouse

Georgia K. Jones & Lindsey Lee

Chapter 11: Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees: A Unique Subpopulation to Study for the Science of Motivation and Goal Pursuit

Jennifer N. Belding

Chapter 12: ‘We Get It Done Because We Have To:’ Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees, Career and Educational Experiences, and Grit Amongst Uncertainty

Leandra Hinojosa Hernández

Chapter 13: Conclusion: Advice from the Trenches

Jennifer N. Belding & Leandra Hinojosa Hernández

Product details

Published Jan 17 2019
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 292
ISBN 9781498582087
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 1 b/w photos; 3 tables; 3 charts;
Dimensions 239 x 159 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Jennifer N. Belding

Contributor

Marcia Bouchard

Contributor

Catherine Cole

Contributor

Henri E. Cooper

Contributor

Elise Dixon

Contributor

Georgia Jones

Contributor

Lindsey Lee

Contributor

Amy R. May

Contributor

Victoria McDermott

Victoria McDermott is Assistant Professor Communic…

Contributor

Abby E. Murray

Contributor

Beth Van Kan

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