Student Development Theory in Higher Education

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrell L. Strayhorn
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Development ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Student Development Theory

Marginality and Mattering

2017 ◽  
pp. 180-193
Author(s):  
Wanda Hadley ◽  
Jennifer Hsu ◽  
Mark Antony Addison ◽  
Donna Talbot
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Student Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Campus Culture ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Student Development Theory ◽  
Adjustment Issues

Students with learning disabilities are the fastest growing at-risk population transitioning to higher education institutions. This chapter explores the academic adjustment issues students with learning disabilities experience in their transition to the college environment. Their experiences are explored and reported through the context of student development theory of marginalization. The chapter discusses students' access and adjustment to the campus culture and how this experience influences their identity development.

Marginality and Mattering

2020 ◽  
pp. 390-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanda Hadley ◽  
Jennifer Hsu ◽  
Mark Antony Addison ◽  
Donna Talbot
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Student Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Campus Culture ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Student Development Theory ◽  
Adjustment Issues

Students with learning disabilities are the fastest growing at-risk population transitioning to higher education institutions. This chapter explores the academic adjustment issues students with learning disabilities experience in their transition to the college environment. Their experiences are explored and reported through the context of student development theory of marginalization. The chapter discusses students' access and adjustment to the campus culture and how this experience influences their identity development.

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