EDU654 Student Development in Higher Education Roberto Chavez Instructor: Dr. K. Mitchell October 6, 2017 Students Affairs Department Student Development in Higher Education Presentation October 6, 2017

2. Student development philosophy enables student affairs professionals to identify and address
student needs, design programs, develop policies, and create healthy college environments
that encourage positive growth in students. Because student development theories focus on
intellectual growth as well as affective and behavioral changes during the college years, they
also encourage partnerships between student affairs professionals and faculty to enhance
student learning and maximize positive student outcomes. (Evans et al, page 7, 2010 )
This philosophy is one of the key instruments for students to succeed in their college or post-
secondary career.

3. The mission of this department is to help students develop a
pathway to success in their student career at this institution,
by creating strong cognitive, inclusive bonds within our
diverse student population, providing support throughout &
among our staff, instructors, counselors and fellow students,
with open communication along with students and faculty.
MISSION

4. Students Principles
Understanding the Four Tenets and how they can influence student development
• Effective Performance • Collaboration • Diversity and Inclusion • Identity

5. Students Principles
• Effective Performance Assist students to achieve an effective performance in class.
• Collaboration Provide an opportunity to the students to work as a team, evaluate the
performance of the members of the group giving a chance for self-evaluation
• Diversity and Inclusion Students feel the comfort of being in an open minded, caring,
respectful and inclusive environment in which they can develop their cognitive skills to their full potential,
by the support of their classmates
• Identity Students develop a sense of belonging in which their differences create a unique environment,
a place in which all can grow and learn from each other, regardless of our gender, ethnicity or social status.
Enhancing the development of students has long been a primary role of students’ affairs practitioners.
Identity development theories help practitioners to understand how students go about discovering their abilities,
aptitudes and objectives; the tasks involved in discovering abilities, goals, and effectiveness are part of creating a sense of identity
(Erickson, E. H. (1959/1994).

6. Developing an effective and positive influence on students through mutual collaboration,
effective performance, in an inclusive environment in which they can feel a sense
of belonging regardless of their diverse social, emotional or cultural background, is the main GOAL of the
Students Affairs Office
In order to fully assist our students, we focus on the following student development
theories:
Perry’s Theory of Intellectual and Ethical Development
• Perry’s theory provides a basic understanding of how students make meaning
through a continuum of development moving from duality to evolving
commitments (Evans et al., 2010).
• Kohlberg’s Moral Development Theory
• Kohlberg developed a theory of moral development and moral reasoning based on
six stages of development. Kohlberg based his work on the findings of Piaget and
developed his theory after studying boys from middle and lower class families in
the 1950’s.
OUR GOALS

7. • Gilligan’s Theory of Women’s Moral Development
• Gilligan was a critic of Kohlberg’s theory charging that his work was biased
towards women. As a result, Gilligan developed a second theory of moral
development based on gender differences thought to be associated with
these two orientations: the morality of care and the morality of justice
(Evans et al., 2010).
• Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory
• Kolb formulated a development theory based on the notion that individuals
learn through specific styles. These learning styles emerge through whether
the individual is dealing with a concrete experience or abstract concept by
either active experimentation or reflective observation (Bergsteiner et al.,
2010).

8. • Interaction Perspective, embrace diversity and differences
• Promote a creative environment
• Influence Development
• Promote readiness, challenge & support
• Encourage Involvement and participation
• Demonstrate care and sympathize with students emotional problems
• Consider Individual differences and challenges
• Assist with the Individual development transition
• Promote Inclusiveness and gender equality
• Assist college students with learning disabilities by evaluating
• Community college student development courses ( Turnberger, S. 2008)
No two students are alike, and no one theory is likely to explain the development of every aspect of any
one student. Integrating concepts from several theories can often provide a more comprehensive understanding of
development. Translating theory to practice can seem like a complicated process (R. Brown & Barr, 1990).
(Evans 28)

9. 2008. "Assisting college students with learning disabilities by evaluating community college student development courses."
Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations, EBSCOhost (accessed October 9, 2017).
Bergsteiner, H.; Avery, G. C.; Neumann, R. (2010). Kolb's experiential learning model: critique from a modeling
perspective. Studies in Continuing Education, 32, p.29-46.
Evans, Nancy J., Deanna Forney, Florence Guido, Lori Patton, Kristen A. . Student Development in College: Theory, Research,
and Practice, 2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons P&T, 12/2009. VitalBook file.
Miller, Wayne Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral development/ A brief description of Kohlberg's theory of moral
development. This video covers the stages and levels of moral development as described by Lawrence Kohlberg.
Published on Mar 28, 2008 Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYrfV-F3x_8 Oct. 5 2017
Wayne Miller A brief description of Kohlberg's theory of moral development. This video covers the stages and levels of
moral development as described by Lawrence Kohlberg. Published on Mar 28, 2008 https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=CYrfV-F3x_8
Tbit2 Published on Nov 22, 2009 Gonzaga University Communications & Leadership Masters Program--COML 511:
Consulting and Training Module 2 presentation assignment. Kolb's Learning Style Inventory & How to Use It
Effectively Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek- i8NIYi_g&feature=related Oct. 5, 2017)
Students Development / William Perry's Forms of Ethical and Intellectual Development/ Published on May 12,
2010 / A brief overview of William Perry's Forms of Ethical and Intellectual Development along with a brief
critique of his work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff0nMe_OwJg Retrieved Oct. 5, 2017)
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