2/15/2019 Jordan Truex Agenda or Summary Layout The Road to Self‐Authorship Non‐Traditional Students Effective Interview Strategies Meeting the Student Where They Are IDENTITY • What is the Relationship Between Identity and the College Experience? • What Role Does Identity Play in Students’ Perception of their College Education? • Why Should We As Advisors Care About a Student’s Identity? 1
2/15/2019 SELF-AUTHORSHIP 101 Self-authorship is defined by psychologist Robert Kegan as "a person's capacity to balance multiple external pressures to create an internally defined identity that guides complex decision making" (Drake, Jordan, and Miller, 2013, p.122). SELF-AUTHORSHIP 101 It is the process in which the culmination of our personal traits, experiences, values, beliefs, and relationships are defined to help us make informed, educated decisions while navigating through life. • Allowing others to define who FOLLOWING you are • FORMULAS Following plans instead of creating own plans First Exit • Going through the steps of a process without recognizing the lasting impact or value it can have in your life Road To Self-Authorship 2
2/15/2019 • The life plan you have CROSSROADS been following doesn’t Second Exit necessarily fit anymore • Dissatisfaction with yourself • Need help recognizing purpose in life Road To Self-Authorship • Becoming more AUTHORING determined in beliefs, YOUR LIFE relationships, and values Third Exit • Use experiences to help shape decision making • Stand up for beliefs and values Road To Self-Authorship • You listen to your INTERNAL internal voice FOUNDATION • Deeply rooted in Final Destination your beliefs • Understand the importance and value of relationships Road To Self-Authorship 3
2/15/2019 WHA WHAT R ROLE DO LE DO AD ADVIS VISORS PLA PLAY IN IN A A STUDENT’S ST SELF SELF-AUTHO HORSH RSHIP P JOURNEY JOURNEY? FOLLOWING FORMULAS CROSSROADS • • The life plan you have been Allowing others to define who you are • Following plans instead of creating following doesn’t necessarily own plans fit anymore • Going through the steps of a process • Dissatisfaction with yourself without recognizing the lasting • Need help recognizing impact or value it can have in your life purpose in life AUTHORING YOUR LIFE INTERNAL FOUNDATION • Becoming more determined in • You listen to your beliefs, relationships, and internal voice • Deeply rooted in your values • Use experiences to help shape beliefs • Understand the decision making importance and value of • Stand up for beliefs and values relationships Who are Non-Traditional Students? The National Center for Education Statistics defines non- traditional students as meeting one of seven characteristics: • Delayed enrollment into postsecondary education • Attends college part-time • Works full time • Is financially independent for financial aid purposes • Has dependents other than a spouse • Is a single parent • Does not have a high school diploma 4
2/15/2019 How is Advising Non-Traditional Students Different than Advising Traditional Students? Why is it important that we discuss advising Non-Traditional students? As an Advisor, What Differences in the Self-Authorship Journey Do You See When Comparing Traditional Students to Non-Traditional Students? Pair & Share AC ACTIVITY 5
2/15/2019 What Did Y What Did You u Buil Build? What are Assumptions We Make About Non-Traditional Students? 6
2/15/2019 INTERVIEWING How Do I Know? Who Am I? What Relationships Do I Want With Others? FINDING OUT MORE • Give students time, space and encouragement to describe their circumstances and tell their story • Attentive flexibility in your conversation • Trust the process • Provide a comfortable, reflective space • Listen patiently and actively • Respond with encouragement GO GOALS OF S OF EFF EFFECTIVE E INTERVIE INTER IEWIN WING Increased awareness, understanding, and openness to diversity Development of a Exploration and sense of establishment of self/identity to one’s beliefs, choices, guide one’s choices and actions Increased awareness and openness to taking responsibility for one’s own learning Baxter Magolda, Marcia B. & King, Patricia, Interview Strategies for Assessing Self‐Authorship, 503 7
2/15/2019 MEETING THE STUDENT WHERE THEY ARE MEETING THE STUDENT WHERE THEY ARE “Designers don’t think their way forward. Designers build their way forward.” –Bill Burnett & Dave Evans Designing Your Life How to Build a Well-Lived Joyful Life, xxv 8
2/15/2019 PRACTICE • Where is the student in their Self-Authorship Journey? • What are follow-up questions you can ask to further understand how you can help the student? TIPS FOR SUCCESS 1. Ask good questions to gain a little more understanding into the student’s life 2. Listen to responses and watch body language 3. If you can, relate experiences (your own, other students) to help guide students to gain perspective outside of their own 4. Follow-up to responses using what you have heard from the student to help them make their own decisions 5. Focus on the student’s needs and refer the student to resources that can help them succeed 9
2/15/2019 For More Information Contact: Jordan Truex jordan.truex@usu.edu 10
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