Description
Book SynopsisSince its original publication in 1970, this landmark book byWilliam Perry has remained the cornerstone of much of the studentdevelopment research that followed. Using research conducted withHarvard undergraduates over a fifteen-year period, Perry derived anAnduring framework for characterizing student development--a schemeso accurate that it still informs and advances investigations intostudent development across gAnders and cultures.
Drawing from firsthand accounts, Perry traces a path from students''adolescence into adulthood. His nine-stage model describes thesteps that move students from a simplistic, categorical view ofknowledge to a more complex, contextual view of the world and ofthemselves. Throughout this journey of cognitive development, Perryreveals that the most significant changes occur in forms in whichpeople perceive their world rather than in the particulars of theirattitudes and concerns. He shows ultimately that the nature ofintellectual development is such
Trade Review"William G. Perry, Jr. is unique in his influence on those individuals who teach, study, and work with America's college and university students. His work--and by that I mean his entire career and the manner in which he lived it--has influenced generations of faculty members, administrators, and those who themselves have created theories of college student development and instruction." (L. Lee Knefelkamp, Professor of Higher Education, Teachers College, Columbia University)
Table of ContentsIntroduction and Resume.
Context of Students' Reports.
The Students' Experience.
Concepts of the Scheme.
The Development Scheme.
Critique.
