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Long Strides on the Journey Toward Self-Authorship: Substantial Developmental Shifts in College Students’ Meaning Making
- The Journal of Higher Education
- The Ohio State University Press
- Volume 84, Number 6, November/December 2013
- pp. 866-896
- 10.1353/jhe.2013.0033
- Article
- Additional Information
This article reports on a study that examined the subset of qualitative cases in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education where students experienced substantial self-authorship shifts over the first three college years (N = 30 students, 90 narratives). Engagement in experiences and roles demanding more sophisticated, internal meaning making promoted substantial developmental shifts.