Transcript It Takes a Village - University of Idaho

Our Village: Supporting and
Retaining the At-Risk and
Nontraditional Student
Deborah Bransford M.S., LMHC
Susan McPhee, M.A., Student Dev. Admin.
Village Big Shots/People
• Deborah, Faculty Counselor
• Susan, Manager, Access & Disability Services
Villages
Are Different in 2011
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http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/about/demographics/
Student Success depends on the
Village and the Village People
• “…even their best-laid education plans can be diverted by both
unexpected life events and ongoing personal problems” (Blank,R., Purnett,
R., with Schrivener, S., & Seupersad, R.,2004, p. 21).
• “The importance of concerns outside of college, noting that attendance
behaviors of community college students are ‘more dependent on their
personal lives, their job lives, outside world, than on anything happening
within the college’”(Blank et al., 2004, p. 22,
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Attendance behaviors for community college students are ‘more dependent on their
personal lives, their job lives, and the outside world, than on anything happening within
the college’” (Griffith and Connor, 1994, p. 20; as quoted by White, 2001, p.3).
• Mathur (2004) stated, “Attributes associated with these positive outcomes
appear to be that the services be consistent, that they take into account
students’ strengths, and that they respond to students’ needs and to the
challenges posed by a college environment” (Blank et al., 2004, p 11).
Define
• Nontraditional
• At-Risk
• Tom
• Jane
• Fred
• Gina
• Jane
• Carlos
False Dichotomy
Schlossberg
• “Educators should avoid creating a false dichotomy
between ‘adult development’ and ‘college student
development’ when identifying theories that can
be helpful in understanding and working with
students”(Evans, Forney, Guido-DiBrito, (1998
p. 108.
What Do We Need To Know?
Schlossberg, Waters, and Goodman
(1995)
Adult Transition Theory
Coping with Transitions
The 4 S’s
• Situation
• Self
• Support
• Strategy
Evans et al. (1989) p. 115 Exhibit 7.1.
What are You Likely To Hear?
Schlossberg, Waters, and Goodman
(1995)
Adult Transition Theory
The 4 S’s
• Situation
• Self
• Support
• Strategies
Evans et al. (1989) p. 115 Exhibit 7.1
What Can We Do With
What We Know And Hear?
Kohlberg
Plus-one Staging
• “…refers to the idea that individuals can
typically understand and even be attracted to
reasoning that is slightly more advanced than
their own”(Evans et al,1998, p. 139).
Support & Challenge
• Nevitt Sanford (1966) found the following:
“ Creating an appropriate balance between
challenge and support in the college
environment is an important factor in
facilitating student development”
(Blank et al., 2004, p. 167-168).
Tools:
What does our village have to offer?
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Advising
Veteran Center
HEC Center (Recreation& Wellness)
TRiO
Opportunity Grant
Women and Family Services
Supported Education
Academic Support Center: AT Lab & Tutoring
Scholarships, FA, bus tickets, gas vouchers…
What do you have????
Development Actualized
Strategies
Guides for us and for our students
Boils Down to Problem Solving
• Audio: John Medina and sleeping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI96e38zMj4
http://www.brainrules.net
References
Blank,R.& Purnett, R., with Schrivener, S., & Seupersad, R. (2004).
Opening doors: Support success services that may help
low-income students succeed in community college. Retrieved
November, 8, 2010, from MDRC: BuildingKnowledge to
Improve Social Policy Webs site:
http://www.mdrc.org/publications/399/abstract.html
Evans, N.J., Forney, D.S., & Guido-DiBrito, F. (1998). Student development
in college: Theory, research, and practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Komives, S.R., Woodard, D.B. Jr. & Associates (1996). Student services:
A handbook for the profession (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Q&A – Thanks Villagers
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Contact Info:
Deborah Bransford, [email protected] , 253.964.6525
Susan McPhee, [email protected] , 253.964.6527
Pierce College
9401 Farwest Drive S.W.
Lakewood, WA 98498-1999