Measuring students' personal and professional growth in the nine Students Emerging as Professionals (STEPS) characteristics after participating in the STEPS program: A qualitative study
by Van Vlack Bruckner, Lillian J., M.Ed., SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, 2010, 186 pages; 1485813

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 pre-surveys 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.
 
AdviserMichael Fellner
SchoolSOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
SourceMAI/ 49-01, p. , Sep 2010
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsHigher education
Publication Number1485813
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