Open research questions in Education and Military Integration
148 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 992 Education and Military Integration papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.
What the literature leaves open
Longitudinal studies, - Rigorous clinical trials, - Biomarker-informed and patient-centered phenotyping, - Implementation strategies that meet military-connected individuals and families where they are.
Editorial: Neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders affecting military personnel and veterans, volume II · 2026 · DOIBACKGROUND: There is a gap in the literature about the experiences of active-duty military students pursuing a graduate degree in health sciences at a university that emphasizes a military context.
Perceived stress among graduate students in health sciences at a military university: a mixed-method approach · 2024 · DOILittle is known about the enduring effects of the mobilization process itself, both for the individual and for society.
The lack of effective action by the U.S. Air Force Academy's leadership to address the problem of sexual assault. The failure of the Academy's Honor Code System and character development programs to prevent sexual assault.
The Panel recommends that the Air Force review the West Point and Naval Academy policies to encourage reporting of sexual assault and adopt its own clear policy to encourage reporting. (Page 91) 19. The Panel recommends that the Academy ensure that the Academy Response Team is always proactively involved in cases in which the victim and potential witnesses are also alleged to have committed misconduct. The Panel also recommends that the Academy Response Team continue to remain involved in a case, in the event that a particular allegation is suspected to be false. (Pages 94) 20. The Panel recommends that the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Academy detachment participate fully in the recently established Academy Response Team and use it for informing and educating Academy leadership, victim advocates and CASIE representatives of their responsibilities and limitations. AFOSI's educational efforts should include programs that provide a basic understanding of how and why it takes certain investigative actions, and the benefits of timely reporting and investigation of all sexual assault incidents. (Page 99) 21. The Panel recommends that the Academy take measures to ensure that transportation to the hospital, and any other necessary logistical support, is always available to a cadet who chooses to receive a rape kit examination. In particular, transportation must be provided by an appropriate individual, such as the psychotherapist or Academy Response Team member, who will be discreet and can address the victim's emotional needs during the long car trip to the hospital. (Page 100) Page 105 1 1 0 VIII. CONCLUSION For nearly fifty years the United. States Air Force Academy has been a model academic institution whose mission is to train and educate future leaders of our nation's armed forces. The institution's mission remains, yet its reputation has lost some of its luster as the school grapples with an institutional crisis that goes beyond its campus in the Rocky Mountains and extends to the halls of Congress and the Pentagon. The Congress tasked this Panel to examine and investigate this misconduct whose roots, the Panel has found, have gradually grown to the foundation of the Academy and the Air Force. Though the magnitude of this crisis cannot be diminished, the Panel is confident the institution and its principled mission will survive for future generations. The Panel has sought to help restore the institution's commitment to its cadets and the American people through substantive and constructive recommendations. This is an opportunity to strengthen an institution and help ensure it will have a safe and secure learning environment for all of its cadets. The Agenda for Change is evidence that the Air Force, under the leadership of Secretary Roche and General Jumper, is serious about correcting the sexual assault problems that have plagued the Academy for a decade.
The study was designated as a non-research quality improvement project and was exempt from Institutional Review Board oversight. The study had a limited timeframe of 4 months.
Identifying Priorities for the Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Plan: A Rapid Multi‐Method Evaluation · 2026 · DOIThe editorial identifies the challenge of recognizing and diagnosing neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders in military personnel and veterans. It highlights the need for care models that can address the complexity and interconnectedness of these conditions. The editorial also emphasizes the challenge of considering the impact on families and caregivers.
Editorial: Neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders affecting military personnel and veterans, volume II · 2026 · DOIResearch shows that culturally competent care improves health outcomes, yet little is known about civilian sexual assault centers (SACs) supporting MV clients.
Military Cultural Competency in Canadian Sexual Assault Support Centers: “Not Here for Lessons” · 2025 · DOIThe study faced challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which paused data collection in 2020 and 2021. The study had to account for incidents that go unreported. The study had to address the lack of research investigating the success of policies aimed at supporting recovery of MST victims.
There is limited research investigating the success of policies aimed at supporting recovery of MST victims. There is a lack of studies investigating the differences in sexual trauma's physical and psychological concomitants over time.
The paper identifies the challenge of providing support and guidance to non-traditional students in higher education. The review highlights the need for tailored advising strategies that recognize the unique characteristics, needs, and motivations of adult students. The study emphasizes the importance of addressing the multifaceted needs of adult students in higher education.
The role of counseling for non-traditional students in formal higher education: a scoping review · 2024 · DOIfurther research is needed to explore the unique needs and challenges of adult students in HE, - studies should investigate the effectiveness of different advising models and approaches for adult students, - research should examine the role of technology in advising and counseling adult students
The role of counseling for non-traditional students in formal higher education: a scoping review · 2024 · DOIAbstract While the explosion of videogames as a global entertainment medium has been explored in International Relations (IR) and associated fields in some detail in recent years, the proliferation of games in military settings remains under-researched.
“Videogames Saved My Life”: Everyday Resistance and Ludic Recovery among US Military Veterans · 2021 · DOIResearch limitations/implications This study is beneficial to scholars in as much as it will help to more clearly identify literature gaps, provide direction on emerging research concepts, add to the existing literature on the veteran to civilian transitions and connect research areas that have not yet been adequately studied.
An Aide to Custer will help those [End Page 320] interested in Great Plains history understand Custer’s Civil War backstory from the perspective of one of his previously understudied (heretofore unknown) subordinates, Edward Granger.
Further study on the motivation, retention, and the reintegration needs of women postmilitary is necessary, particularly with military recruitment targets of 20 percent women by the year 2020 and the increased awareness of the military as a potentially hostile work environment for women.
Why Women Join the Military: Enlistment Decisions and Postdeployment Experiences of Service Members and Veterans · 2015 · DOIResearch on degree persistence and completion among student Veterans is sparse, although some data suggest that compared to their non-Veteran peers, Veterans enroll at higher rates but have lower degree completion rates (Perskey & Oliver, 2011 ; Whikehart, 2010).
High-Risk Drinking and Academic Performance among College Student Veterans. · 2014Few studies have sought to explore the subjective experience of reintegration for veterans of the current Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn military campaigns, and even less attention has been given to discover strategies used by veterans to overcome difficulties with transitioning from life in a combat zone to life at home.
This is an important project, therefore, one that inspires further research on disability both during and after [End Page 593] war, and no less on the objects and images that inform experiences of disability regardless of time and place.
High unemployment rates among Black veterans. Lack of effective recruitment procedures for Black veterans. Limited access to federal jobs for Black veterans.
Longitudinal studies to ascertain the impact of the VRP program over several years. Studies to design effective recruitment and employment procedures for groups traditionally underrepresented in the work force.
The paper identifies a gap in understanding the reasons behind the increase in resignation rates. The decline in student performance and morale is noted as an area for further study.
Military families move so frequently that social ties and civic commitments are generally not formed. The military and civilian sectors have different resources and expertise. There is a need for cooperative planning to address the problems faced by military families.
A Proposal for Interagency Planning: Military Family Service Centers and the Civilian Sector · 1986 · DOIThere is a lack of cooperative planning between the military and civilian sectors. Military families face unique problems that are not being fully addressed by current services.
A Proposal for Interagency Planning: Military Family Service Centers and the Civilian Sector · 1986 · DOIThere is a lack of research on the effectiveness of treatment programs for military personnel who batter their wives. The unique pressures faced by military personnel who batter their wives are not well understood.
Most-cited papers in Education and Military Integration
- Military Service in the Life Course · Annual Review of Sociology · 2007 · 205 citations
- Military Families Under Stress: Implications for Family Life Education* · Family Relations · 2003 · 203 citations
- The Importance of Understanding Military Culture · Social Work in Health Care · 2011 · 165 citations
- From Combat to Campus: Voices of Student-Veterans · NASPA Journal · 2008 · 164 citations
- Women at war: Understanding how women veterans cope with combat and military sexual trauma · Social Science & Medicine · 2011 · 147 citations
- The Early Achievement of Modern Stature in America · Social Science History · 1982 · 144 citations
- The Prevalence of Military Sexual Assault Among Female Veterans' Administration Outpatients · Journal of Interpersonal Violence · 2000 · 140 citations
- Medical Profile of Women Veterans Administration Outpatients Who Report a History of Sexual Assault Occurring While in the Military · Journal of Women s Health & Gender-Based Medicine · 1999 · 119 citations
- Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Health Functioning in Women Veterans · Journal of Interpersonal Violence · 2007 · 117 citations
- U.S. Military Veterans Transition to College: Combat, PTSD, and Alienation on Campus · Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice · 2011 · 113 citations
Most recent work
- Review of the Air Force Academy · Review of the Air Force Academy/Revista Academiei Forţelor Aeriene "Henri Coandă" · 2026
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- Section 504 and disabled student‐veterans: Know how to support those who served · Campus Legal Advisor · 2026
- A University-Military Partnership to Establish a Quality Assurance and Training System to Sustain the FAIR System for Determining Incidents of Family Maltreatment in the US Army · Prevention Science · 2026
- Comparing Change During Therapy for Military Veteran and Civilian Students · Journal of College Student Mental Health · 2026
- Education Interrupted: How Military, Family, and Academic Life Shape Military Spouse Student Aspirations and Trajectories · Journal of College Student Retention Research Theory & Practice · 2026
- Identifying Priorities for the Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Plan: A Rapid Multi‐Method Evaluation · Learning Health Systems · 2026
- From the Military to Civilian Life: The Perspective of a Young Veteran · Psychiatric Services · 2026
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