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Dissertation
Exploring the Transition Assistance Program for Veterans in the Southeastern United States
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2022
Abstract
The United States Department of Defense (USDOD) Transition Assistance Program (TAP) aims to help service members transition to the civilian workforce. Inconsistencies between the USDOD TAP Career Readiness Standards (CRS) and the CRS used by civilian employers create cultural barriers during veterans’ transition to the civilian workforce. Some veteran populations experience the highest unemployment rates among veterans. The purpose of this qualitative instrumental case study was to explore how the DOD TAP can ensure the successful transition of veterans into the civilian workforce in the Southeastern United States. The research questions, based on the appreciative inquiry (AI) 4-D cycle, discovery, dream, design, and destiny, explored 10 participants’ perceptions of their DOD TAP training to ensure veterans’ successful transition. The findings include that the DOD TAP ensures veterans’ successful transition by providing helpful content and hiring instructors with transition experience. Other findings include that the DOD TAP contributes to participants’ self-discovery and provides mentoring by TAP instructors. Participants viewed connection to civilian industry experts at TAP training as helpful. Several participants relocated to where their families resided to have the social or financial support they needed during their transition. Depending on whether participants had dependent children, participants’ choices for relocation were limited. Some participants had employed spouses whose income was vital during their transition. This information about family members’ participation in veterans’ transitions informs the future research suggestion for researchers to conduct studies exploring veterans’ immediate and extended families’ impacts on transition because family dynamics affect veterans’ transition activities.
Details
- Title
- Exploring the Transition Assistance Program for Veterans in the Southeastern United States
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Contributors
- Mark Malisa (Committee Chair)Byron Havard (Committee Member)Wilbur Hugli (Committee Member)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 328
- Copyright
- Unpublished work © Annetta Marlene Gray Davenport
- Identifiers
- 99380151796906600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education; Instructional Design and Technology
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida