Post-9/11 Veterans’ Soft Skill Adaptability: Conversations in Veterans Studies: A Cross-Sectional Study of Self-Directed Motivation to Acquire Critical Skills in Deployed Settings
By: Michael Harper
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v8i1.300 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 79 - 82
Submitted on: Sep 9, 2021
Accepted on: Nov 7, 2021
Published on: Jan 28, 2022
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2022 Michael Harper, published by Virginia Tech Publishing
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.