Navigating Social Identities on Campus
Author | : Eugene T. Parker (III) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1285010148 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Navigating Social Identities on Campus written by Eugene T. Parker (III) and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Higher education has long been understood as a critical space for identity development. The college years are defined by a host of developmental tasks, including the development of purpose, clarification of vocational goals, and the establishment of a sense of self. While graduate preparation programs frequently introduce aspiring higher education and student affairs professionals to the complexity of identity and how the many dimensions of self-impact practice with students, relatively little scholarship has explored how professionals navigate the complexity of identities in full time professional work.... The present volume draws upon personal narratives, case studies, and research to explore how higher education professionals [...] navigate social identities in developing capacities for social justice, student affairs education, pedagogy, and praxis. The aim of this volume is to offer scholarly contributions and reflections about social identities and critical issues for 21st century higher education to student affairs professionals, staff, administrators, leaders, and students. This volume attempts to turn questions of identity inward and examine how individuals responsible for facilitating identity development experience their own subject positions in this work"--