Education and Identity in His Term Paper

With Kim's help, I saw that I had a knack for helping people. I was able not just to be supportive of others, but I could really connect with people and help them. I also had a great knowledge of course planning for almost every major at UConn, because I liked to read through the course booklet and see what kinds of classes were out there and see the different majors and what the requisites were for each. Also, I realized that I often helped my friends with their course selections and major planning before they went to their own advisors. Therefore, I decided to major in Human Services, where my concentration was in academic advising.Thus, in my own way, I was able to travel through each of the seven vectors identified by Chickering and elucidated by Reisser, ultimately arriving at the final point: the development of purpose in my life and the simultaneous development of integrity in choosing to apply my skills and experience towards helping others who may not have been so lucky as me.

References

Chickering, a.W. Education and Identity. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1969.

Straub, C. And Roberts, R.F. "An Exploration of Chickering's Theory and Women's

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