Informal Theory: The Ignored Link in Theory-to-Practice/Response to Patrick Love's "Informal Theory": A Rejoinder

Applying theory to practice in student affairs is dominated by the assumption that formal theory is directly applied to practice. Among the problems with this assumption is that many practitioners believe they must choose between their lived experiences and formal theory, and that graduate students...

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Published in:Journal of college student development 2012-03, Vol.53 (2), p.177
Main Authors: Love, Patrick, Evans, Nancy J, Guido, Florence M
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College students
Colleges & universities
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Emotional Development
Intellectual Development
Interpersonal Relationship
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Social Development
Staff Meetings
Student Attitudes
Student Development
Student Experience
Theory
Theory Practice Relationship
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Educational leadership
Emotional Development
Intellectual Development
Interpersonal Relationship
Learning
Social Development
Staff Meetings
Student Attitudes
Student Development
Student Experience
Theory
Theory Practice Relationship
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