Holistic Development
This concept refers to the development of the whole student.
What is holistic development.
Cognitive development in higher education is focused on how late adolescents think, reason, and how they know what they know. These theories typically involve achieving sequential ____________.
What are milestones or meaning-making structures (Baxter Magolda & Taylor)
Psychosocial theories focus on issues that arise throughout the lifespan which is why they are typically associated with identity development. This theorist is the best known and one of the earliest psychosocial theorists.
Who is Erik Erickson.
Counter-storytelling is one of the 5 core tenets of this theory.
What is critical race theory.
True or False: Theories are meant to be tested and changed.
What is true.
True or False: College students can expect to be self-authored individuals by the end of their time in college.
What is false.
Cognitive development is typically triggered by feelings of this concept, which means recognizing the limitations of one’s understanding.
What is dissonance.
Early psychosocial theories have been criticized for failing to account for different ___________.
What are social identities.
This theory recognizes that privileged and marginalized identities intersect and clash.
What is intersectionality.
This family of theories challenge the status quo and help to move the field of higher education towards social justice.
What are critical theories.
This theory was created based on a 29-year longitudinal study of student development. The theory describes how students move through various phases of development beginning with relying on external authorities and moving towards relying on and trusting in their own internal belief system.
What is Baxter Magolda's (2009) Theory of Self-Authorship
Theories of cognitive development involve interactionism which means ________.
What is development occurs as individuals interact with their environment.
Identity development theories have been critiqued in recent years. The idea that students undergo a linear process of identity development is problematic because __________.
What is people reconstruct their identities at various points in life and do not follow a linear pattern. Also, identity development is never 'complete'
The goal of this theory is to reveal how racism is perpetuated in society and impacts the lives of minoritized individuals.
What is Critical Race Theory.
True or False: All aspects of one's identity are permanent.
What is false.
This theorist advanced the work of King & Baxter Magolda and the work of Torres by investigating how diverse populations of students make meaning of their identities.
Individuals who are in the early stages of their cognitive development tend to view the world in black and white, right and wrong, and rely on authority figures. What is this concept called?
What is dualism or pre-reflective thinking or received knowing or absolute knowing or unequivocal knowing.
Newer theories of identity development investigate the ways that ___________ impact identity development, especially in minoritizes populations.
What is power, privilege, and oppression.
This theory affirms that gender and sexual orientation categories do not fit all people.
What is queer theory.
Older student development theories depict identity development as a linear process with an end point. Newer theories view identity development as _______ and __________.
What is changing or fluid and never ending.
These theorists studied student development among Latinx students and found that students craft their cultural identity and integrate it into various elements of their lives as part of their developmental process.
Who are Torres and Hernandez (2007).
What is there is a transformation in the structure of one’s understanding, reflecting increased cognitive complexity.
Research about students with various racial identities has increased, but research about this population still remains limited.
What are multiracial or biracial students.
This theory challenges categorizations in general and challenges that an internalized “core” self exists
What is Queer theory.
The goal of early identity development theories was to uncomplicate student development. The goal of critical theories is to _____________.
What is embrace or understand the complexity of identity development.