By the time they graduate from college, most students still have not achieved the kind of self-authorship that would allow them to think independently, make choices, and pursue their dreams. What can we do to help them develop this capacity before they graduate so they can make the most of their college experience? One way, says the author, is to be better company.
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This article is adapted from M. B. Baxter Magolda, Making Their Own Way: Narratives for Transforming Higher Education to Promote Self-Development (Sterling, Va.: Stylus, 2001).
