“FAILING TO FIT: STUDENT DEVELOPMENT THEORIES AND STUDENTS OF COLOR”

Authors

Terrell L. Strayhorn, Researcher, Council of Graduate Schools, Washington, D.C.

Date of this Version

October 2000

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Theories proposed by Chickering, Astin, Helms, Gilligan, and Perry serve as a framework for under¬standing and explaining the development of college students.