The effects of completing a capstone course on student identity

Authors
Citation
Pj. Collier, The effects of completing a capstone course on student identity, SOCIOL EDUC, 73(4), 2000, pp. 285-299
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Education
Journal title
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
ISSN journal
00380407 → ACNP
Volume
73
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
285 - 299
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-0407(200010)73:4<285:TEOCAC>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Students do not come to identify with a particular version of the college s tudent role overnight. Instead, they must go through a multistage process, involving the learning of and identification with that role. This process o ccurs over time and can vary in terms of the different dimensions of meanin g associated with the same version of college student. This article examine s the effect of participating in a senior capstone course on undergraduates ' identification with a particular university-promoted version of college s tudent and discusses the implications of the findings for assessment and cu rricular development.