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Lotta Bergman; Frida Hessel – Journal of Transformative Education, 2024
This article explores students' experiences of intellectual, social, and emotional growth during the first year at university and the extent to which these experiences can be considered transformative (Mezirow, 1981). The study is a qualitative interpretive multiple-case study built on semi-structured interviews with students in two higher…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Higher Education, World Views, Self Esteem
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Kuh, George – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2018
This article traces the evolution of holistic student development as the centerpiece of the college experience in the 1960s to its current all-too-often overlooked function in postsecondary education, and it explains why students, employers, and the democracy all benefit from educating the whole person. Holistic student development encompasses…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Student Development, College Students, Job Skills
Perry, William G., Jr.; And Others – 1968
As a contribution toward understanding intellectual and moral growth in late adolescence in a pluralistic society, a developmental scheme representing an evolution in forms of thought and values was abstracted from students' reports of their experience. The raw data consisted of transcripts of recorded "open" interviews held with volunteer…
Descriptors: Development, Emotional Development, Growth Patterns, Higher Education
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Rebelsky, F.; Speisman, J. C. – Science, 1975
Urges that college educators strive to provide college students with both pragmatic experiences and training in abstract, intellectual thinking. (MLH)
Descriptors: Career Education, College Role, College Students, Editorials
Cintron, Rosa, Comp. – 1995
This bibliography contains 457 entries concerning women in higher education student affairs including books, articles, research reports, monographs, speeches and conference papers published from 1964 to February 1995. The majority of items were published between 1980 and 1995. The citations were obtained from searches of the ERIC (Educational…
Descriptors: Careers, College Administration, College Students, Emotional Development
Knofla, Tracy A. – Campus Activities Programming, 1989
Theories of life cycle phases, adult development, and adult motivation to learn provide a basis for planning and developing campus activities to attract the attention of this market. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Students, Age Differences, Developmental Stages
Williams, Vernon – 1978
The paper describes an experimental program for college freshmen which applies Piaget's theory of human development to students' academic and social experiences. The program, Accenting Development of Abstract Processes of Thought (ADAPT), was designed to facilitate movement of students from concrete operational thought patterns to more formal…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Educational Theories, Emotional Development
Andersen, Jim – 1995
This book synthesizes a group process conceptual framework and a practical model for facilitating learning. The book contains a curriculum of sequenced and developmental group process activities designed to make school meaningful for every student, a description of how to become skillful with the art and science of facilitative group process, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs, Developmental Stages
Wells, D.; Torrie, J.; Prindle, L. – 2000
This study examined the role played by emotional intelligence on occupational success, seeking to correlate college grades with measures of emotional intelligence. The study, conducted at a Canadian community college, involved two student populations: an adult education group and a group of automotive service technicians in a pre-employment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Affective Measures, Career Education
Kobryn, Nancy M. – 1981
Universal Studies, a study program designed to help students develop emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually, is described. Development of the personality and character of the individual is emphasized, as are innovation, creativity, individualized instruction, independent learning, and realizing human potential. These goals are characterized…
Descriptors: College Programs, Core Curriculum, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation
Kaylor, Paul E., Ed. – 1978
Papers from a 1977 meeting on the early college in theory and practice are presented. The purpose of the meeting or consultation was (1) to assess the first 11 years of Simon's Rock Early College, the only college in America specifically designed for students in the 16- to 20-year-old age group and (2) to raise questions about the relationship of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Age Differences, Articulation (Education), College Planning
George, Paul; Lawrence, Gordon; Bushnell, Donna – 1998
This book was written to fill the gap between educational theory and classroom reality which comes from the spectator learning experience in many teacher education programs. Chapters contain activities and readings to facilitate the action and reflection process. Part 1: "The Students," includes chapters entitled:(1) "Childhood into Adolescence";…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Cooperative Learning