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NATHAN WILLIAMSUNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
KARA FRESK, M.E d .UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Beyond the Buzzword:Understanding and Using
Student Development Theory
Agenda
I. Student Development Theoryi. Cognitive-Structural Theories
a. Category overviewb. Perry’s Intellectual Development Schemec. Recognizing Intellectual Development
ii. Psychosocial Theoriesa. Category overviewb. Chickering & Reisser’s Seven Vectorsc. Recognizing the Vectors
iii. Integrated Theoriesa. Category overviewb. Baxter-Magolda’s Journey Toward Self Authorshipc. Recognizing the Journey
II. ActivityIII. Discussion
Student Development
Different than growth and change
About becoming a more complex individual
About increasing differentiation and integration of self
Cognitive Structural Theories
Shifts in how an individual makes meaning
Not about the content or what the person thinks – about how the person thinks
Intellectual Development Scheme
Positions (abridged) Dualism Multiplicity Relativism Commitment
Key Concepts Dissonance and assimilation v. accommodation Escape, temporizing, and retreat
Perry, W.G. (1999). Forms of ethical and intellectual development in the college years: A scheme. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Student Staff Participants
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Recognizing Intellectual Development
Psychosocial Theories
Formation of aspects of self, such as identity or purpose
Learning skills or ways of being to successfully navigate life
Seven Vectors
Developing CompetenceManaging EmotionsMoving Through Autonomy Toward
InterdependenceDeveloping Mature Interpersonal
Relationships Establishing IdentityDeveloping PurposeDeveloping Integrity
Chickering, A.W., & Reisser, L. (1993). Education and identity (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Student Staff Participants
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Recognizing the Seven Vectors
Integrative Theories
Consider both the ways an individual thinks and the content of what the individual is thinking
Journey Toward Self Authorship
The Journey Following external formulas Crossroads Becoming author of one’s own life Internal foundation
Being Good Company for the Journey Validating learner’s capacity to know Situating learning in the learner’s experience Mutually constructing meaning
Baxter Magolda, M. (2001). Making their own way: Narratives for transforming higher education to promote self-development. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Student Staff Participants
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Recognizing the Journey
Present to the VP!
Your Challenge
Form groups Each group member will suggest a program
or initiative to address a particular theory Each group will pick its favorite program to
present to the VP (and the rest of the room) The non-biased judges at the front will pick
the most effective program (applause, heckling, and bribery will be considered)
Prizes are on the line!!!
