Student Development in College: Theory, Research, and Practice (review)

Reviewed by: Student Development in College: Theory, Research, and Practice Elisa S. Abes Student Development in College: Theory, Research, and Practice. (Second Edition) Nancy J. Evans, Deanna S. Forney, Florence M. Guido, Lori D. Patton, Kristen A. Renn. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2009, 480 pages, $60.00 (hardcover) Much anticipated, the second edition of Student Development in College: Theory, Research, and Practice is a comprehensive and forward thinking text that reviews and comments upon the current landscape of student development theory. Written by five diverse student development theory scholars who have utilized multiple approaches to student development theory research, they accomplished in an…