Student development theory in the first college year
Subtitle: a primer for college educators
By: Tracy L. Skipper.
Contributors: National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition (University of South Carolina)
Publisher: National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Columbia, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9781889271521
Subjects: College freshmen -- United States -- Psychology.; College student development programs -- United States.; Developmental psychology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Jerry Pattengale; title: Student development theory and the first college year; title: Psychosocial theories of student development; title: Theories of cognitive development; title: Models of student retention; title: Applying theory to educational practice; title: Applying developmental theory to the composition classroom / by Tracy L. Skipper; title: Applying developmental theory to residential learning initiatives / by Anna McLeod; title: Applying developmental theory to learning communities / by Jean M. Hensheid; title: Strategies for assessing developmental outcomes; title: A holistic view of development.