Academic Affairs and Student Development
Academic Affairs and Student Development focuses on the teaching
and learning mission of colleges and universities, and the communities
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n which this central function occurs. Scholarship in this
concentration includes: academic programs and curriculum; student
learning and development; student access, adjustment, and achievement
in higher education; teaching and research processes; college
and university faculty; and leadership in administrative units
with teaching and learning responsibilities. Three major
perspectives are used in this concentration to inform students’ understanding
of teaching and learning environments: individual learning
and development, institutional factors that affect teaching
and learning in postsecondary contexts, and societal conditions
(social, cultural, and historical) that affect learning and teaching.
