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Instructor/Advisor

Dr. Susan Marine

Keywords

Student-Autonomy, Emerging Adulthood, Self-Authorship

Abstract

Within the past few decades, higher education has drastically expanded, which has created an ongoing problem regarding the length of time it takes young adults to reach economic and social maturity (Berlin et al., 2010). This notable shift of moving from adolescence to adulthood continues to be delayed due to higher education involvement in young adults' lives (Berlin et al., 2010). Young adults take “more time to gain independence from their families and establish themselves in adult roles,” and higher education is to blame (Berlin et al., 2010, p. 4). This creates a lingering problem: higher education is delaying adulthood, but college degrees are needed to obtain a well-paying job, additionally, “employers have been increasingly reluctant to hire young people without educational credentials” (Berlin et al., 2010, p. 4). Education is becoming the source of a successful life and social stratification, but it is delaying adulthood and creating emerging societal patterns that were not a problem decades ago (Berlin et al., 2010). The progression of this phenomenon is shaped by institutions and the professionals within them. Therefore, the overarching goal of this project is to educate practitioners through a workshop series about the importance of moving students toward adulthood.

Moving Students Toward Adulthood

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