List of Figures & Tables Acknowledgements Part One. The Nature of Self-Authorship 1. Foundational Assumptions and Constructive-Developmental Theory. Self-Authorship Narratives. Lisa M. Boes, Marcia B. Baxter Magolda, and Jennifer A. Buckley 2. The Interweaving of Epistemological, Intrapersonal, and Interpersonal Development in the Evolution of Self-Authorship. Marcia B. Baxter Magolda 3. Linking Learning Conceptions to Self-Authorship and Beyond¿ Rebecca Hamer and Erik Jan van Rossum Part Two. Multicultural Perspectives on Self-Authorship 4. Investigating Latino Ethnic Identity within the Self-Authorship Framework. Vasti Torres 5. An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between Adolescent Risk and Resilience and the Early Development of Self-Authorship. Peggy S. Meszaros and Crystal Duncan Lane 6. Towards Self-Authorship in Child Care Students. Implications for Working with Children and their Families ¿Joanne Brownlee, Donna Berthelsen, and Gillian Boulton-Lewis 7. Epistemological Development of Bedouins and Jews in Israel. Implications for Self-Authorship. Michael Weinstock 8. Personal Epistemology, Learning, and Cultural Context. Japan and the U. S. ¿Barbara K. Hofer Part Three. Theoretical and Methodological Challenges in Understanding and Assessing Self-Authorship 9. Beyond Self-Authorship. Fifth Order and the Capacity for Social Consciousness. Kelli Zaytoun 10. The Role of the Cognitive Dimension of Self-Authorship. An Equal Partner or the Strong Partner?. Patricia M. King 11. What is Self-Authorship?. A Theoretical Exploration of the Construct. Jane Elizabeth Pizzolato 12. Demonstrating the Link Between Reasoning and Action in the Early Stages of Self-Authorship. Elizabeth G. Creamer 13. Getting to the Complexities of Identity. The Contributions of an Autoethnographic and Intersectional Approach. Susan R. Jones 14. Using the Subject-Object Interview to Promote and Assess Self-Authorship. Jennifer Garvey Berger Part Four. Future Directions 15. Future Directions. Pursuing Theoretical and Methodological Issues in the Evolution of Self-Authorship. Marcia B. Baxter Magolda Index