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Hermen Díaz; Amy B. Wilson; Laura Brown – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2024
Using a constructivist paradigm, this qualitative study investigated the impact of social identities on how professionalism is learned, practiced, and challenged by new professionals in student affairs. Collaborators in this study included 25 recent graduates of a student affairs professional preparation program. Findings suggest race, gender,…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Social Influences, Professionalism, Student Personnel Workers
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Lynch, R. Jason – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2023
This study used findings from the Secondary Trauma in "Student Affairs Professionals Scale" to explore the extent to which student affairs professionals may experience secondary trauma as well as factors associated with secondary trauma symptomology. Findings indicated 44% of sampled professionals met minimum criteria for secondary…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, Trauma, Prediction, Incidence
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Duran, Antonio; Allen, Evette – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2020
This qualitative study examines how professional associations in student affairs socialize graduate students and new professionals. Utilizing data from semi-structured interviews with 15 individuals who identify within this demographic, this article reveals how associations encourage new professionals and graduate students to get involved, build…
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Socialization, Student Personnel Workers, Novices
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Ardoin, Sonja; Crandall, Rebecca E.; Shinn, Jeremiah – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
Attention to key skills has long guided the field of student affairs, prompting exploration into the preparation of new professionals; yet, Senior Student Affairs Officers' (SSAO) insights on this topic remain relatively unknown. Because these individuals influence early-career success, this qualitative study explores SSAOs' perspectives on…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, Professional Education, Masters Programs, Competency Based Education
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Bolitzer, Liza Ann; Christensen, Monica Coen; Williams, Leslie A. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
This study examines experiential learning within a higher education master's program through the experience of 15 higher education master's students who participate in a structured internship program. Study findings speak to the importance of facilitating connections between students' prior knowledge, theories of higher education, and on-site…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Novices, Graduate Students, Masters Programs
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Davis, Tiffany J.; Cooper, Diane L. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2017
This study explored how supervisors in student affairs narrate their experiences of supervising new professionals. Utilizing narrative inquiry methodology, data were obtained through in-depth interviews of 13 supervisors and analyzed using thematic and narrative analysis methods. Implications for graduate preparation programs, professional…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Supervisors, Supervisory Methods, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship
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Pittman, Edward C.; Foubert, John D. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2016
This study examined whether professional involvement, supervision style, and mentoring predicted the professional identity of graduate students and new professionals in student affairs. Results of the study show that all three independent variables predicted the professional identity development of graduate students. Supervision style of a…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Student Personnel Services, Predictor Variables, Supervisory Methods