Identity and Learning: Student Affairs' Role in Transforming Higher Education

Self-definition plays a crucial role in complex learning. This article offers a framework for making identity central in learning to promote learning and self-authorship. Four examples of this framework in multicultural education, community development, academic advising, and teaching offer student affairs educators a foundation for leading educational transformation.

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