Outlines the Perry Scheme of Development, (which describes student developmental processes in terms of forms of thought and styles of establishing values and personal identity) as a useful analytical framework and describes its actual and potential uses in student evaluation, faculty development, instructional development and program design and…

Though student-designed programs have been justified by references to humanism, systems theory, and romantic idealism, a more secure foundation lies in developmental theory. When properly advised, it is suggested, student-designed programs resemble the most desirable processes of liberal education. (Author/MLW)