Sunday, May 9, 2010

A Personal Take on Chickering's 7 Vectors

I recently interviewed my fiance Evan about his personal development throughout his college experience and the first several years of his professional career. I used Chickering's Seven Vectors to guide my questions, but purposely left them open-ended in order to allow him full freedom to discuss his experiences.

What you will see in the postings below is how Evan's experiences as a college student and young adult illustrate and bring to life Chickering's Vectors.

Through Evan's responses, it became apparent to me that Chickering's vectors, taken as general guidelines, are just as relevant now as they were when he first published them back in 1969. Evan had no prior knowledge of the vectors or the theory behind them, but the fact that his answers came so easily and naturally speaks to the universal presence of Chickering's vectors in all of our lives. Furthermore, this interview is proof that we are never done moving through the vectors. There is always room for growth and development in every phase of life.

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