Rethinking College Student Development Theory Using Critical Frameworks

A major new contribution to college student development theory, this book brings "third wave" theories to bear on this vitally important topic.
The first section includes a chapter that provides an overview of the evolution of student development theories as well as chapters describing the critical and poststructural theories most relevant to the next iteration of student development theory. These theories include critical race theory, queer theory, feminist theories, intersectionality, decolonizing/indigenous theories, and crip theories. These chapters also include a discussion of how each theory is relevant to the central questions of student development theory.
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