Humphreys, Connie Kay, authorTimpson, William, advisor2024-03-132024-03-132009https://hdl.handle.net/10217/237789College faculty can try to increase student character development by offering more choices and by sharing some of their power in the classroom. Power sharing is a participative gesture, and participative teachers can encourage students to be engaged in their own learning processes. This requires students to make decisions about how they will learn and to be responsible for their choices. Through the practice and habit of making decisions about power and assessment of learning, students may be able to promote their own character development. To facilitate this development, faculty members may focus on awareness, care, student engagement, academic integrity, and a sharing attitude. This phenomenological study examined the reflections, values, relationships, challenges, and successes of community college teachers who try to promote student character development. Using qualitative research methods, a complex picture with findings that were textural and meaningful was created. Seven community college faculty members who teach using a developmentalist focus in an attempt to facilitate student character development were chosen for the study. The essential theme of building up emerged from my reflections of the data gathered from the face-to-face interviews. The common themes were self-identity, diversity, commitment, sacrifice, and becoming.born digitaldoctoral dissertationsengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.building upcharacter developmentcommunity collegeparticipatoryself-actualizationshared governancestudent character developmentcommunity college educationadult educationcurriculum developmentcollege professorspersonality traitsTextPer the terms of a contractual agreement, all use of this item is limited to the non-commercial use of Colorado State University and its authorized users.