Student Development Theory in a Nutshel

[Pages:30]STUDENT DEVELOPMENT THEORY IN A NUTSHELL

Concepts, Critiques, & Application

Ethan Hutchinson, MEd

Academic Preceptor, Cowell College

D

anielle Mello, MS, NCC

Colleges Advising Coordinator

AN AMBITIOUS HOUR?

o Overview & History

o General Critiques

o Chickering's Theory of Identity Development

o Perry's Theory of Intellectual and Ethical Development

o Holland's Theory of Vocational Personalities & Work

Environments

o Application/Discussion: Case Studies

"Advisors have license to draw upon a wide array of theoretical perspectives because they have come to advising not from one field, but from many; they have the obligation to resist adopting only one theoretical perspective because the phenomenon of academic advising is so very complex"

SAD PANDA ON THE SUBWAY

WE'RE KEEPING IT SIMPLE

WHAT IS STUDENT

DEVELOPMENT?

"Development" (vs. change): "the organization of increasing complexity"

Student Development: "the ways that a student grows, progresses, or increases [their] developmental capabilities as a result of enrollment in an institution of higher education" ~ Rodgers 1990.

complex developmental tasks ----- self direction ------ interdependence

Development Theory Should Answer 4 Questions:

1. What interpersonal/intrapersonal changes occur while the student is in college?

2. What factors lead to this development?

3. What aspects of the college environment encourage or retard growth?

4. What developmental outcomes should we strive to achieve in college?

HOW DO WE USE THEORY?

o Growth and development of students = central goal of higher education

o Creates a common language

o Enhanced program planning and policy development

o Theoretic base for knowledge, expertise, and practice...

o Describe

o Explain

? Student Behavior

o Predict

o Control

"...enables student affairs professionals to proactively identify and address student needs, design programs, develop policies, and create healthy college environments that encourage positive growth in students " ~ Evans, Forney, & Guido-DiBrito, 1998.

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