Master's Theses

Department

Advanced Education Programs

Degree Name

Education Specialist (Ed.S)

Abstract

Literature pertaining to college transition has identified social integration as an important component to persistence decisions (Christie & Dinham, 1991). This study examined the relationship between cognitive development and social integration in college freshmen from the perspective of Personal Construct Theory. In a transitional process, such as entering college for the first time, individuals are faced with a disintegration of their social network. While freshmen are still in a process of cognitive development, they are also in a process of reconstruction. Sixteen students were evaluated at the beginning and at the end of their first semester in college. A high percentage of students in one stage of cognitive development hindered comparisons between groups. The results suggested that most of the students identified more with their peers than with adults regardless of their stage of cognitive development.

Advisor

Robert Markley

Date of Award

Spring 1993

Document Type

Thesis - campus only access

Rights

© 1993 Jeanne Wood Mann

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