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Native American College Student Transition Theory, Suzanne D. Schooler
Native American College Student Transition Theory, Suzanne D. Schooler
College Student Affairs Leadership
This article explores the issues Native American college students face during their transition into higher education. Current student development theories do not fully capture the unique challenges and needs of the Native American population. A new perspective is offered by way of modifying aspects of existing theories, such as Chickering’s (1969) Identity Theory, Horse’s (2001) Perspective on American Indian Identity Development, and Schlossberg’s (1995) Transition Theory. The Native American College Student Transition Theory is a new model, which allows the student affairs professional to envision growth as would Native American culture—in a circular fashion. Six developmental stages were created to …
The Complex Nature Of Learning Failure: A Student Perspective, Keith R. Proctor
The Complex Nature Of Learning Failure: A Student Perspective, Keith R. Proctor
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to explore how college students reflectively describe their learning failure experiences, along with the major themes of those experiences. Through a series of in-depth interviews, four narrative cases written from the perspective of two college students were developed. These four cases were then carefully analyzed and cross-examined to generate a deeper understanding of college student learning failures. This study explored approximately 78 themes related to these four cases, which led to the development of six key components of college student learning failure experiences: Recognizing Learning Failures, Evaluating Learning Failures, Attributions for Learning Failures, Self-Discovery …
College Student Perceptions Of Mental Health Counseling At Minnesota State University, Mankato, Holly Barkeim
College Student Perceptions Of Mental Health Counseling At Minnesota State University, Mankato, Holly Barkeim
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
The Counseling Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato offers mental health counseling services to MNSU students that are free, confidential, and conveniently located on campus. Despite the range of services, the affordability and confidentiality, as well as current marketing strategies used by the Counseling Center, services appear to be significantly underutilized by students on campus. This study examines student perceptions of on campus mental health services and barriers that may prevent students from accessing services. The goal of the project is to assist the Counseling Center in improving their marketing strategies to students identified as being underserved.