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Ian F. McNeely – History of Education Quarterly, 2024
Student development theory (SDT) is a diverse corpus of academic and popular psychology with real-world application to the maturation of college and university students. It originated during the campus upheavals of the 1960s as part of a collective effort to reconcile restive students to mass higher education and modern technological society.…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Colleges, College Students, Student Development
Shalka, Tricia R. – New Directions for Student Services, 2022
Much of the student development theory we draw on in student affairs practice is presented from a trauma-neutral perspective. In this article, I bring a trauma-informed and power-conscious lens to student development theory and encourage us to think about the possibilities and complexities that arise through this framing. I offer some big…
Descriptors: Student Development, Trauma, Student Personnel Services, Theories
Haines-Frank, Bridget Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The principal purpose of this doctoral study was to investigate how intersectionality is understood and utilized by practitioners within the field of student affairs in North American higher education. Additionally, the study explored how intersectionality is applied to student affairs practitioners' student development and identity development…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Student Personnel Workers, Knowledge Level, Intersectionality
Antonio Duran; Elisa S. Abes; D-L Stewart; Susan R. Jones – Journal of College Student Development, 2024
The study of student development has long been considered a cornerstone of the higher education and student affairs (HESA) profession. However, perspectives on what constitutes student development have evolved as scholars continuously embrace more critical frameworks to implicate systems of power and oppression--what scholars have termed the third…
Descriptors: Student Development, Teaching Methods, Educational Theories, Student Personnel Services
Katie Koo; Krishna Bista; Mary Ann Bodine Al-Sharif – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2025
This article discusses various ways for student affairs professionals, faculty, educators, and policymakers to contribute to the personal, academic, and professional development of international graduate students in the U.S. higher education within their functional areas and their expertise. By highlighting the culturally sensitive support and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Student Personnel Services, Student Personnel Workers
Kim C. O'Halloran; Megan E. Delaney – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
All students experience challenges and obstacles during their college years, yet an underexplored topic in higher education is the gender gap that exists for college students and how it manifests in college student development. It is important for higher education professionals to understand not only the gender gap in college but also how women…
Descriptors: Gender Issues, College Students, Womens Education, Student Development
Amanda Davis Simpfenderfer; Romeo Jackson; Danielle Aguilar; C. V. Dolan; Jason C. Garvey – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2024
This paper aims to unsettle assumptions of generalizability and representativeness in quantitative research using queer framings and positionalities. We argue that generalizability and representativeness are tools of supremacist dominance that reinforce harmful and essentialist categories of identities for the false purpose of statistical…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Statistical Analysis, Generalizability Theory, Research Methodology
Niehaus, Elizabeth; Williams, Letitia; Person, Kayla; Zobac, Stephanie – Journal of College Student Development, 2022
The purpose of this paper is to explore tertiary student development in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), with an emphasis on the intersections of two dimensions likely to be particularly relevant in a collectivist context like that of T&T: interpersonal and intrapersonal development. A multiple case study approach was used to emphasize the…
Descriptors: Student Development, Collectivism, Student Personnel Workers, Student Personnel Services
Sherif Welsen – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2024
Contribution: This article explores the impact of academic coaching on science and engineering students through a pilot study. The study proposes integrating academic coaching as a standard component of the student support framework. Background: Unlike mentoring or informing, coaching or inquiring practice encourages higher education students to…
Descriptors: College Students, Coaching (Performance), Tutors, Engineering Education
John Butcher; Renu Bhandari; Karen Foley; Mick McCormick; George Curry – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2024
This article explores the sustained impact of an Access module on mature students from disadvantaged backgrounds as they progress to undergraduate study. Framed in the context of OfS concerns about attrition and conceptualisation of dispositional, situational and institutional barriers, student survey and tutor focus group data were collected in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Disadvantaged, Student Personnel Services
Hayley Weiner; Peter G. Ghazarian – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2024
International students in U.S. higher education who pursue work must balance personal and professional pressures while seeking employment. While much attention has been given to their experiences of acculturation, stress, and psychological well being, further work is needed to document their personal growth, navigation of economic pressures, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Employer Attitudes, Public Policy, Barriers
Niehaus, Elizabeth; Williams, Letitia; Fullerton, Adam – Journal of College Student Development, 2020
Given the rapid increase in tertiary enrollments in Trinidad and Tobago over the past 2 decades, there is a critical need for locally based research to guide practice in student support services. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the work of student support services--in particular, students' interactions with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Personnel Services, Student Personnel Workers
Stebleton, Michael J.; Lee, Crystal K.; Diamond, Kate K. – Review of Higher Education, 2020
This qualitative study explored the experiences of 23 food insecure undergraduate students. We interviewed participants about their experiences with hunger and food access, including how food insecurity affected their daily lives. Using holistic student development as a theoretical framework, our thematic analysis of individual student interviews…
Descriptors: Food, Hunger, Undergraduate Students, Anxiety
Paladino, Derrick A., Ed.; Gonzalez, Laura M., Ed.; Watson, Joshua C., Ed. – American Counseling Association, 2020
In response to the increasing demand for mental health services on campus, this comprehensive college counseling handbook provides strategies for clinical and support services work with diverse student populations. Written from a holistic, sociocultural perspective for future and current professionals, it brings together information and resources…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Higher Education, Student Development, Counseling Services
Piel, Megan H.; Geiger, Jennifer M.; Schelbe, Lisa; Day, Angelique; Kearney, Kerri S. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2020
Colleges are increasingly recognizing the need for specialized supports to address the complex needs of students with a history of foster care. This study provides strengths and lessons learned in program development from a national sample of campus-based support program staff and administrators. Findings indicate the importance of enhancing…
Descriptors: College Students, College Programs, Foster Care, Student Personnel Services