Document Type
Thesis - University Access Only
Award Date
2010
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department / School
Counseling and Human Development
Abstract
Higher education is more focused on students' professional development than ever before. In an effort to understand one model of shaping students' professional development, freshman students at a small engineering school in the Midwest were asked to identify how their views on their own professional development changed over the first few months of their freshman year in college. This study utilized a program already in place at the university, Students Emerging as Professionals (STEPS). This qualitative study used anonymous presurveys to gather data at the beginning of the semester; post-surveys were administered three months later. The results indicated that students were more aware of their own professional development and areas of strength and weakness after the three-month period. Further implications are also identified.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
College student development programs
College freshmen -- Attitudes
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
186
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Van Vlack Bruckner, Lillian J., "Measuring Students' Personal and Professional Growth in the Nine Students Emerging as Professionals {STEPS) Characteristics after Participating in the STEPS Program: A Qualitative Study" (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1704.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd2/1704