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Type: Masters Coursework thesis × Subject: College students × Subject: Maturation (Psychology) ×

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    Personality development in college students: the application and extension of the Perry scheme
    Dytschenko, Ludmilla ( 1986)
    In order to investigate 'personality development' in students attending a provincial College of Advanced Education, forty education students - twenty Year I and twenty Year III students - participated in semi-structured individual interviews. 'Personality development' was operationally defined in terms of the concepts and measures provided: the Perry Scheme (1970) assessed the intellectual and ethical growth, while the Ego Identity Status Measures (Marcia, 1966) and the Self Processing Criteria (Touchton et al, 1977) assessed personality growth. Quantitative and Qualitative analyses of the data supported the general hypothesis that students did mature, in terms of their personality growth, during the time spent at college, with Year III students gaining the higher ratings on all measures. The application of the Perry Scheme to the present population and its extension to other measures provided some interesting results and suggestions for further research. It was recommended that tertiary educators may need to consider developmental theory in their programs in order to foster personal and professional growth in their students.