Abstract:Historically, the holistic development of students has been a major objective of American higher education (Stanford, 1992). As both a theory model and philosophy, the notion of student development offers higher education a path for impacting students. A command of student development theory has been seen as paramount for professionals within higher education. An operational knowledge of student development theory enables not only student affairs practitioners, but all employees in an academic environment to b… Show more
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