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Foundations of Student Affairs Practice: How Philosophy, Theory, and Research Strengthen Educational Outcomes

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Title: Foundations of Student Affairs Practice: How Philosophy, Theory, and Research Strengthen Educational Outcomes
Author(s): Florence A. Hamrick, Nancy J. Evans, and John H. Schuh.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco
ISBN: 0787946478, Pages: 384, Year: 2002
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The purpose of college in the United States has changed greatly over the years. Once a place dedicated to preparing young men to become community leaders by providing them with a liberal education in the arts, literature, and the sciences, institutions of higher learning now educate men and women of all ages in a myriad of liberal arts, technical, and commercial skills. However, we seem to be returning, at least in part, to the Renaissance ideal that college should contribute to the student�s total personal development. As a result, student affairs, which once concerned itself primarily with counseling and guidance has come to be a full partner in overall student development. In Foundations of Student Affairs Practice: How Philosophy, Theory, and Research Strengthen Educational Outcomes, Florence A. Hamrick, Nancy J. Evans, and John H. Schuh of Iowa State University provide a history of this evolution of student affairs, a context in which it may be understood, and a loose blueprint for how we may put current... (preview truncated at 150 words.)

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Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record Volume 105 Number 7, 2003, p. 1270-1273
https://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 11124, Date Accessed: 9/23/2019 5:41:49 AM

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