Introduction As student affairs practitioners, using and understanding student development theories is a key factor within our responsibilities. We must learn how to apply different theories to certain situations that will arise with our students on the college campus. Student development theories can also be vital in understanding why students may act the way they do. Student development theories can be defined as a way that a student grows, progresses, or increases his or her development capabilities, as a result of enrollment in an institution of higher education. Moreover, there are three types of development, which are change, growth, and development (Giroir, 2013). In this particular assignment, I am asked to interview a college graduate or student. I was also challenged to use different student development theories to explain my interviewee development. I chose to interview one of my fraternity brothers, who work in higher education. Doing the interview, I had some target questions that I wanted ask. I asked the interviewee questions relating to their relations to others, their personal growth, and their college journey. I will use Chickering’s Theory of Identity Development and Perry’s Theory of Intellectual and Ethical Development. Background Information My fraternity brother Jeremy is a college graduate, who is currently working at a university here in Little Rock, Arkansas. Jeremy works with first generation college student, with most of them begin African-Americans males. Jeremy grew up in a small country city in Arkansas. Jeremy chose this university to attend because he received an academic scholarship INTERVIEWS Forge, 3 and he wanted to move to a metropolitan city so he could experience a different way of living. J... ... middle of paper ... ...o demonstrate his development through his college experiences. Finally, I think Perry’s Theory of Intellectual and Ethical Development could be used to describe Jeremy in his college experience. I think as Jeremy progressed through his college years he has a relativistic thought process. When Jeremy first entered college, he was in a basic duality. He would be described as seeing the world dichotomous as an example of good-bad, right-wrong. Conclusion In closing, interviewing Jeremy was very interesting. I see a complete change from the person he told me he used to be; to the person he is today. I think his life is a great testimony for other students. I think what is doing in his career with working with other students like he used to be is such a great reward for him. This assignment has given me some practice with using different theories in practical situations.
Erikson’s psychosocial theory in which social interactions cause growth and change. Cady’s social interactions with others cause change with her autonomy. Cady loses herself by changing her values and character in the beginning of the film and towards the end of the film she finds self-recognition. Adolescence is a critical time during development because internal and external sources have a strong influence.
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If I were conducting this interview this is the format I would follow and the questions I would ask this character.
We began our interview by asking Mr. Kressel, what are the most important parts of the interviewee’s job? With his response describing that the most important part was just to talk so that the interviewer, Kressel himself, could get to know how the candidate thinks. Most of the questions that are asked help Central Escrow see if they have potential in the company or do not. An example question that they ask is, have you ever faced a problem that you ended up failing in? What was it and were you able to learn from the problem? Hearing the interviewee talk will give Kressel an ideal of how the interviewee thinks. Finding someone with common sense and being a clear thinker may help the candidate to get the job. In the interview, Kressel will be able to find out basic technical information about the candidate and that can help determine if they will be hired or not.
The first person I had interviewed was my current roommate, Eric Liu, 19. He is a sophomore majoring in Computer Science from Chino Hills, California and is of Taiwanese descent. Eric Liu was also
The first thing I wanted to know was what she thinks her brothers strengths and weaknesses. For these specific questions, I only asked about one brother instead of both of them to limit the time of the interview. I asked about Jack’s strengths and weaknesses in school. Meghan said that his strength is his elective classes like P.E, art, reading, and writing. His weaknesses are math, history, and science. The next question I asked was what does she expect for Michael in the future. She told me that it will be interesting for how far he will come because he is very dependent on his mother right now. She believe that it will be a huge issue for him. She wants to see his communication skills to get better but overall he is a very smart, funny person with a great future she says. The last question I asked Meghan was about what helps Michael and Jack in school. For being a future special educator I thought I could reflect a lot on this question by getting helpful tips. She told me that Michael does very well with his classroom aide and in smaller classes. He also loves when he get rewarded for his work. He enjoys sensory breaks with either his ipad or just relaxing on the carpet. Finally, Michael doesn’t like transitions to classes and this is difficult for him. Jack on the other hand, he loves school and is always on top of his game. He loves going from class to class. He
For this assignment I interviewed three constituencies all from Bridgewater State University (BSU). For my constituencies I decided to open a dialogue with a support staff, administrator, and student in an attempt to get a holistic view of the institution both structurally and opinion wise. Before arranging times to meet with each individual I made sure I had clear, concise questions prepared. Each of the Interviewees was asked the same five questions: (1) Can you tell me a bit more about your role/work/studies at Bridgewater State University? (2) What background/ training/skills did you need to be qualified for your current role? (3) What do you enjoy most about your position/studies? (4) Are there things that make BSU special or unique? (5) what would you like to see change for the better in relation to your role on campus? All of
the one person I could always turn to, and when I lost him my life changed
Stephen L. Carter proposes that integrity and honesty among other virtues and morals were unintentionally taught to our society via religious scriptures, nonacademic lessons in public schools, and child rearing methods used by parents are in the “curriculum” of “character education”. Despite the differences of virtues in areas such as sectionalism, prejudice, and racism, "nurture" or rearing of a society with virtues such as honesty and integrity is best understood as "monkey-see monkey-do"-the “source of growth in children's cognitive, language, and social skills” (Kessenich, Maureen, et al. "Developmental Theory.").
Theorists have expanded our knowledge of psychology, influenced one another to broaden, and built upon each other’s theories to develop their own. One theorist who has built upon previous theorists was Erik Erikson. Erikson developed an eight-stage theory of identity and psychosocial development, which has countless strengths and weaknesses.
I, Jennifer Berger, am a student at Oklahoma State University, and I am currently in a professional skills course. I have been assigned to conduct a few interviews with volunteers, which will ultimately improve my skills in the professional world. I am very grateful that you are open and willing to share some information with me, in order to complete this assignment.
I have landed every job I’ve ever done an interview for. Even though I’ve landed great opportunities, I know that this assignment has helped me grow in my own ability to interview and to be interviewed. To demonstrate some of the success and downfalls of our interview I will first, discuss my interviewing of Matthew Nelson. Secondly, I will discuss Matthew interviewing me. Finally, I will conclude with the overall success of the interview and this assignment. The questions are woven throughout my paper. To help reduce confusion for the reader I have inserted footnotes at each question. To begin, I start with a brief outline of the interview overall followed by Matthews’s response to each question.
...his for me and a great learning for my family, since I would like to see my children be able to reflect on this.
*** The individual I am interviewing said he would get back with me Tuesday morning so I will put in more details!***
I have met many people so far in this life, but the person I enjoy remembering the most is my husband Jeff. He was born and raised in Tennessee. He is six feet tall, weighs two hundred sixty seven pounds,he has dark brown eyes, and such a nice smile. His hair is jet black with just a few silver and white strands throughout. He is a very big and strong character of a man. And yet he is the most gentle, kind and caring man that I have ever met. Jeff has a sexy southern drawl to his voice. The one person who has influenced my life greatly is my husband, the first reason being because of his positive attitude, his intelligence, and the way he expresses his love.