Graduation Date
Spring 2018
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Master of Arts degree with a major in Sociology
Committee Chair Name
Meredith Williams
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Second Committee Member Name
Michihiro Clark Sugata
Second Committee Member Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Abstract
This study examines the strengths and opportunities in applying the frame of Identity Control Theory (ICT) to understanding the first-year experiences of students in higher education. Through thirty-one semi-structured interviews with undergraduate and graduate students during their first term in the program of study, different components of the ICT model are explored and tested. Results indicate ICT is modestly effective in explaining the first term experience for these students, but could be enhanced through further development in the areas of identity connectedness, identity exploration and resources/resilience. Recommendations for higher education programming and suggestions for a potential research agenda for ICT are offered.
Citation Style
ASA
Recommended Citation
Smith, Joshua, "The entangled student: identity control theory and student identity" (2018). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 154.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/154