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Military-Connected High School Graduates' Lived Experiences with K-12 Civilian Schools

Christy L. Thomas*

Fayetteville State University, North Carolina, United States.

Periodicity:May - August'2024
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jhss.4.2.20636

Abstract

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study is to describe the K-12 lived experiences of Military- Connected (M-C) graduates of public schools, considering that most military children attend civilian schools in a large school district located in the southeastern region of the United States. The theory guiding this study is Hamilton McCubbin's family stress theory, as it explores how family members handle situational stressors regarding the ability to thrive and prove resilient or disintegrate to a degree that threatens the family's stability. Interviews, letters of advice, and focus groups were used to collect data. Data was analyzed to generate codes and themes. Member checks, prolonged engagement, rich, thick descriptions, and peer review were used to address any concerns regarding trustworthiness. The central research question investigated how military-connected high school graduates describe their K–12 lived experiences in public schools. The research sub-questions investigated how military-connected high school graduates describe their academic, social, and extracurricular experiences in K-12 civilian schools. The results of this study provide educational stakeholders at federal, state, and local levels with information that will help enhance the teaching and learning of M-C students who attend civilian schools.

Keywords

Deployment, Family Stress, Military-Connected, Mobility, Stressors, High School Graduates, Lived Experiences, K-12 Civilian Schools.

How to Cite this Article?

Thomas, C. L. (2024). Military-Connected High School Graduates' Lived Experiences with K-12 Civilian Schools. i-manager’s Journal on Humanities & Social Sciences, 4(2), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.26634/jhss.4.2.20636

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Military-Connected High School Graduates' Lived Experiences with K-12 Civilian Schools

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