Nudging minds to life: self-authorship as a foundation for learning
Meaning making and collegiate learning outcomes
The nature of meaning making: constructivist-developmental assumptions
Self-evolution and the journey toward self-authorship
Assessing self-authorship and its evolution
Four interviews to assess self-authorship
Development of the ten positions in the journey toward self-authorship
Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education
Nuances of self-authorship
Trusting external authority: external positions
Trusting external authority
Tensions with trusting external authority
Recognizing shortcomings of trusting external authority
Developmental progression in external meaning making
Entering the crossroads: predominantly external positions
Questioning external authority
Constructing the internal voice
Developmental progression in entering the crossroads
Leaving the crossroads: predominantly internal positions
Listening to the internal voice
Cultivating the internal voice
Developmental progression in leaving the crossroads
Self-authorship: internal positions
Trusting the internal voice
Building an internal foundation
Securing internal commitments
Developmental progression in internal meaning making
Using the self-authorship assessment guide
Assessing student characteristics and experience
Example of a phase 1 summary (excerpts)
Assessing developmental meaning making
Example of a phase 2 summary (excerpts)
Links between development and experiences
Working through difficult summaries
The value of listening to students.
