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Bringin’ Theory
Back…..WHAT?!?!
Tim Leyson
First Year Advisor
EDL 377 Instructor
Fall 2011
Before we start…..
Please ask me questions.
The only stupid question is the one not asked
I will not cram theory down your throat, but we will
learn the classic theories of Student Development
Open your minds and use your critical/practical
thinking skills
Use “I” statements when talking about your own
experiences
As your instructor, I do not expect you to just simply
memorize these theories but rather think about the
practical applications of learning them in EDL 301 and
the RA position.
The Residence Hall Environment
Students come in various shapes, sizes, colors,
and walks of life.
Our students face a great amount of academic
pressure to constantly succeed academically.
Issues of sharing a room with another person.
Who are you?
Born between 1981 and 2000
Special
Sheltered
Confident
Team-Oriented
Achieving
Pressured
Conventional
Definition of Development
The growth and developmental
process of the student so that the
university can fulfill its mission of
educating the whole person,
while attending to individual
differences and, at the same
time, working with the students at
their own individual level.
Why do we talk about student
development?
Development is continuous
Development is a process, not a state
Development has order
Development moves from general to specific and from simple to
more complex
Development has characteristics associated with specific age
level.
Both heredity and the environment influence development
Development occurs in the context of interactions between the
individual and the environment, rather than through internal
processes of maturation alone.
Student Development and the RA
position
As RA’s you have the most contact with any student than
any other professor or administrator.
As RA’s you are also developing your own skills and identity.
As RA’s you need to be very intentional about how your
program, approach, and interact with your resident.
You look at your community and decide your leadership
style: coach, dictator, and director.
Being developmental does mean you have to remember
every single theory word for word
Vector’s, lines, sequences…who gives a
(insert you own explicative)?!?!?!?!??!
Chickering’s Theory of Psychosocial Development
Perry’s Theory of Cognitive Development
Khohlberg’s Moral Development
Gilligan’s Theory of Moral Development for Women
Schlossberg’s Transition Theory
Baxter-Magolda Theory of Self-Authorship
Chickering Theory of Identity
Development
What the hell is a vector?
A theme or a recurring issue that tends to drive
growth and development in the personality.
Seven Vectors
Developing competence
Managing emotions
Moving through autonomy toward interdependence
Developing mature interpersonal relationships
Establishing Identity
Developing purpose
Developing integrity
Perry’s Theory of Cognitive
Development
Interested in how the reasoning of students
changed as a result of their exposure to the
classroom learning situation and the college
environment
Three Major stages with three major positions
within each stage
Dualism
Relativism
Commitment to relativism
Kohlberg Theory of Moral Development
Wanted to examine the moral reasoning
development as college students progress
through the collegiate experience
Three Levels
Preconventional
Conventional
Postconventional
Gilligan’s Theory of Moral Development
of Women
Women make moral judgments differently than
described in Kohlberg’s theory
Focus on caring & relationships
Level One: Orientation to Personal Survival
Transition One: Transition from Personal Selfishness to
Responsibility
Level Two: Goodness and Self-Sacrifice
Transition Two: From Goodness to Reality
Level Three: The Morality of Non-violent Responsibility
Schlossberg’s Transition
Theory
What is a considered a transition?
Any non-event, that results in changed relationships, routines,
assumptions, and roles
Meaning of Transitions is based on
Type: anticipated, unanticipated, nonevent
Context: relationship to transition and the setting
Impact: alterations in daily life
Transition Process- Moving In, Moving Through, and Moving Out
The 4 S’s
Situation
Self
Support
Strategies
Baxter Magolda Theory of
Self-Authorship
Understanding of the inner “voice” students possess as a
result of mastering the concept of “knowing” themselves
“Knowing” is referred to as the understanding of the
development of self-identity through one’s own
experiences.
Four Stages
Absolute Knowing
Transitional Knowing
Independent Knowing
Contextual Knowing
Leadership and RA’s
Student + Leader= Student Leader
Leadership styles
Do you know your leadership style?
What are the differences between a coach,
dictator, and mentor? How are they different?
Similar?
Diversity, social justice, and you
Many of the theories examined have primarily
been studied on Caucasian males that were in
college.
Issues relating to diversity, social justice, and
multicultural competence are becoming more
evident.
The world around you continually changes
Connecting this to the RA
position……