A Holistic Perspective On Student Growth and Development: a Look At Academic Programs in Graduate Schools of Human Service

Abstract

In the history of higher education's response to the growth and learning needs of students, numerous political, economic, religious and cultural factors have influenced the way students were defined by the institution, and have dictated the range of needs considered legitimate for adult learning. The authors will outline major trends in higher education's history as the full range of psycho logical, social, physical and spiritual needs of students have been variously defined and addressed within traditional academic programs. The authors will also suggest the relevance of a holistic perspective on a wide range of differing needs as this relates particularly to human service professions. Research will be briefly cited to help document one way of assessing the degree to which academic pro grams, in fact, address either a wide or narrow range of needs for growth and learning among students.

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