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Chickering’s Vectors of Development: Developing Purpose

by Sean Cook April 23, 2010 For College Parents
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I never would have gotten where I am today if I hadn’t spent time as a younger man dwelling on what I was supposed to do with my life.

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Chickering’s 7 Vectors: Establishing Identity in College

by Sean Cook February 17, 2010 For College Parents

Many students experiment with ongoing experiments in re-creating themselves, so it shouldn’t shock parents when the child they leave behind in August comes back at Thanksgiving with a tattoo, different colored hair, a major change in lifestyle or even surprising pronouncements about religion, politics, sexual orientation, etc. How parents can be supportive, even when they don’t understand.

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Chickering’s 7 Vectors: Developing Mature Interpersonal Relationships

by Sean Cook January 20, 2010 For College Parents

Its been a while since we explored concepts related to Arthur Chickering’s 7 Vectors of Development. In the last installment, we explored moving from autonomy to interdependence. This installment explores the next vector in the series: Developing Mature Interpersonal Relationships.

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