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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826223503321

Autore

Drake Jayne K

Titolo

Academic advising approaches : strategies that teach students to make the most of college / / Jayne K. Drake, Peggy Jordan, Marsha A. Miller, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2013

ISBN

1-118-41603-1

1-118-41876-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Classificazione

EDU015000EDU038000

Altri autori (Persone)

DrakeJayne K

JordanPeggy

MillerMarsha A

Disciplina

378.1/94

Soggetti

Counseling in higher education - United States

Faculty advisors - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Foundations of academic advising practice -- pt. 2. A new light : viewing the practice of academic advising from different perspectives -- pt. 3. A new lens : applying theories from other disciplines to the practice of academic advising -- pt. 4. A new path : envisioning the future of academic advising.

Sommario/riassunto

Strong academic advising has been found to be a key contributor to student persistence (Center for Public Education, 2012), and many are expected to play an advising role, including academic, career, and faculty advisors; counselors; tutors; and student affairs staff. Yet there is little training on how to do so. Various advising strategies exist, each of which has its own proponents. To serve increasingly complex higher education institutions around the world and their diverse student cohorts, academic advisors must understand multiple advising approaches and adroitly adapt them t