By Maria Schmeekle, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at Illinois State Unversity
Posted by Nancy Gonzalez | April 04, 2012
Maria Schmeekle, Professor of Sociology at Illinois State, teaches family studies through a global lens. She began experimenting with a global/transnational/comparative approach in her Marriage and Family class. This kind of approach felt vital to her in a world that is increasingly interconnected, a world that we are sending students out to navigate. In this article, she offers some valuable tips.
This article focuses on college-level courses about military families. As a group, our goal is to work to ensure that the next generation of professionals from disciplines like family studies, counseling, social work, psychology, student affairs, and others are well-prepared to support military and veteran families as they enter, complete, leave, and deal with the aftermath of their military service.
by Sally Koblinsky, Ph.D., professor, and Zainab Okolo, M.A., undergraduate coordinator, University of Maryland, College Park
When men and women serve our country, their families also serve. Among our current troops, 55% are married and more than 40% have children. The post-9/11 wars have been characterized by special challenges, including the increased number, length, and unpredictability of deployments.
