Student development in the first college year : a primer for college educators / Tracy L. Skipper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skipper, Tracy L. (Tracy Lynn), author.

Contributor:

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition (University of South Carolina), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College freshmen--United States--Psychology.

College freshmen.

College student development programs--United States.

College student development programs.

Developmental psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 119 pages)

Place of Publication:

Columbia, SC : National Resource Center for The First Year Experience & Students in Transition, University of South Carolina, [2005]

Summary:

Student Development in the First College Year provides a detailed overview of some of the most commonly referenced theories of learning and development in the college years. What sets this primer apart from other treatments of student development theory is its careful attention to the first college year and the wide range of educational environments in which learning and development take place. The primer includes a discussion of moving from theory to educational practice and strategies for assessing developmental outcomes.

Contents:

Foreword / by Jerry Pattengale

Student development theory and the first college year

Psychosocial theories of student development

Theories of cognitive development

Models of student retention

Applying theory to educational practice

Applying developmental theory to the composition classroom / by Tracy L. Skipper

Applying developmental theory to residential learning initiatives / by Anna McLeod

Applying developmental theory to learning communities / by Jean M. Hensheid

Strategies for assessing developmental outcomes

A holistic view of development.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-118).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-942072-21-X