Meta-analysis of youth leadership development literature resulted in a conceptual model and curriculum framework. Model dimensions are leadership knowledge and information; leadership attitudes, will, and desire; decision making, reasoning, and critical thinking; oral and written communication; and intra/interpersonal relations. Dimensions have…

Presents an adaptation of Biggs and Collis' (1982) Structure of the Observed Learning Outcome which illustrates stages of interdisciplinary knowledge integration and explains corresponding patterns of learners' intellectual functioning, from acquisition of single-subject information to transfer of interdisciplinary knowledge to other topics,…

Describes Belenky, Clinchy, Goldberger, and Tarule's research on cognitive development of women. This research represents a bridge and a connection between the formal research on cognitive development and the more anecdotal treatises on issues of teaching, learning, and the knowledge inherent in the role of mother and maternal thinking.…

King and Kitchener's model delineates seven consistent patterns that describe how people approach complex issues and defend what they believe. A wide variety of interactions with students can be used to foster reflective thinking in college students. Student affairs professionals' challenge is to stimulate students to ask more complex questions…

Discusses previous research that found broad-based negative effects of Greek affiliation on standardized measures of cognitive development after one year of college. Following the same sample, the present study found that the negative effects of Greek affiliation were much less pronounced during the second or third years of college. (Contains 32…

With statistical controls in place for confounding influences, students' involvement in diversity experiences during college had statistically significant positive effects on their scores on an objective, standardized measure of critical thinking skills. However, different diversity experiences influenced critical thinking for students in…

Examines psychosocial issues for Asian Pacific American (APA) students, one of the fastest growing but most understudied college populations. Finds that general groupings of developmental issues align somewhat with traditional psychosocial theory, although the underlying assumptions and specific developmental tasks do not fit the experience of…

Focuses on the development and implementation of national standards for school counseling programs in the United States. Highlights the emphasis of programs on the academic, career, and personal-social development of students. Discusses the relationship between educational reform and the push for standards in school counseling programs. (Contains…

By introducing queer theory to Abes and Jones's (2004) constructivist narrative inquiry of lesbian college students' perceptions of their multiple identities, we retell the developmental narrative of one participant's negotiation of her sexuality, religion, gender, and social class. This queer retelling of a developmental story shows how…

Reflects on gaps between assumptions about vocational education's contribution to students' intellectual, personal, social, and vocational development and evidence about actual vocational education processes and effects. Suggests an expanded inquiry approach that promises greater understanding of the problems and issues implied by these conceptual…

Mentoring and co-mentoring have gained a firm base in the educational jargon of the new millennium. Many teachers use these concepts each day with students, peer teachers, parents, and administrators. In fact, the term teacher, in some cases, is now becoming synonymous with the word mentor. Yet there remains a lack of clarity about the overall…

Tests theoretical and developmental models of the causal ordering between academic self-concept and academic achievement. The structural equation model for the total sample supported a reciprocal-effects model, indicating that achievement has an effect on self-concept and that academic self-concept has an effect on achievement. (Contains 33…

Examines the complexities of assessing the professional and personal development of counselors-in-training. Discusses a set of issues the profession must address in an effort to reduce inconsistencies and uncertainties related to student assessment, and provides questions, recommendations, and future directions for assessing student competencies…

The authors present a model of student development that illuminates the process students undergo as they deal with gender issues in counselor training. The model is based on the foundational concepts of the Relational-Cultural Model. Methods of teaching are discussed to provide counselor educators with strategies for facilitating mutual growth…

Explores the issues that arise when development of personal attributes is identified as one of the goals of a new undergraduate medical program. Concludes that such personal learning should be assessed, but that the purpose should not be to certify competence but to harness the powerful effects of assessment onto an important aspect of practice…