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ERIC Number: EJ472824
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0889
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Training Administrators to Serve as Student Mentors: An Untapped Resource in Retention Planning.
Martin, James; Samels, James E.
College and University, v69 n1 p14-21 Fall 1993
Mount Ida College (Massachusetts) has found the use of college administrators as mentors to students, complementing academic advising and faculty mentoring, to be an effective approach to strengthening the tie between first-year college students and their institutions. The impact has been noticeable in the campus culture as well as in student retention. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Environment, College Freshmen, College Students, Helping Relationship, Higher Education, Mentors, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, School Holding Power, Student Attitudes, Student College Relationship
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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