Description
Book SynopsisTransformative Experiences in College: Connections and Community explores the intersection of two concepts: transformative experience in college and the communities in which students learn. Emerging from a five-year longitudinal interview study tracking a panel of 75 students through four years at a selective liberal arts college, this book provides a rich depiction of how aspects of the college community (and the relationships developed within that community) create opportunities for transformative experiences that lead to personal and academic growth. Neal Christopherson argues that transformative experiences in college are primarily the results of interactions with other people and with a broader campus community, documenting the ways in which relationships with faculty, experiences in courses, interaction with peers, and the general institutional environment can generate these experiences. Christopherson also touches on extracurricular and co-curricular activities, the importanc
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Transformative Experiences
Chapter 2: Academic Growth
Chapter 3: Personal Growth
Chapter 4: Interacting with Difference
Chapter 5: Life Outside of Academics
Chapter 6: Transitioning Out of College
Chapter 7: Connections and Community
Afterword
Appendix: Methodology
References
About the Author
