The Missing Competency: An Integrated Model for Program Development for Student Affairs

by Sharon A. Aiken-Wisniewski

“Authors Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski, Rich Whitney, and Deborah Taub
have done a great service to student affairs and to student learning and
development with this fine book, The
Missing A Program Development Model for Student Affairs . The
profession owes them great appreciation for returning the foundational
competency of programming to our collective attention and providing a
contemporary model to implement programs of quality.”
—From the foreword by Susan
R. Komives


Program development is central
to the work of student affairs professionals, yet the field has not prioritized
the development of competency in this area. This theory-to-practice,
sequential guide to program development fills that gap in the
literature. The authors describe the elements of
program planning and delivery from the inception of the idea through the use of assessment to revise and improve
the program for the future.


Whether a new
professional or a seasoned leader, this volume offers the reader a deeper
understanding of program development. Starting with a foundational
understanding of this process, the book proceeds to a step-by-step process,
taking a program from an idea to a proposal with goals, objectives, budget, and
timeline with tasks, and beyond planning to implementation. The book concludes
with stressing the importance of assessment as the program continues to develop
over time. Each chapter applies program development concepts through program
examples. Finally, the authors leave readers with tools and templates to support
the process.

192 pages, Unknown Binding

Published December 18, 2020