Perry's Theory by Stephanie Leeth

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Perry's Theory

Published on Sep 29, 2016

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of Intellectual and Ethical Development

later replicated in 1971 and 1979

It is noted that Perry "emphasized our need to understand students in motion and not imprison them in stages"
Seeks to affirm personal commitments

"The authority knows what is right and what is wrong" to "The taecher knows what is right, but my parents don't"

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"The scientist doesn't know, but there is someone trying to figure it out" to "There is an answer the teacher wants and we have to find it"

“There are no right or wrong answers, it depends on the situation” to “What I think is important, even if the teacher doesn’t agree”

"For this/these topic(s), I think that..." to realizing that commitments are ongoing, unfolding, etc

Temporizing, Escape, Retreat

Majority males, post-WWII era

Hall, M. (2013). Perry’s Scheme – Understanding the Intelllectual Development of College-Age Students. Retrieved from http://ii.library.jhu.edu/2013/12/13/perrys-scheme-understanding-the-intell...
Patton, L.D., Renn, K.A., Guido, F.M., Quaye, S.J. (2016). Student Development in College: Theory, Research, and Practice. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Rapaport, W.J. (2013). William Perry’s Scheme of Intellectual and Ethical Development. Retrieved from https://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/perry.positions.html