ERIC Number: EJ1033124
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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Starting the Conversation: An Exploratory Study of Factors That Influence Student Office Hour Use
Griffin, Whitney; Cohen, Steven D.; Berndtson, Rachel; Burson, Kristen M.; Camper, K. Martin; Chen, Yujie; Smith, Margaret Austin
College Teaching, v62 n3 p94-99 2014
As part of best practices for increasing faculty-student interaction, higher education institutions across the country require faculty members to hold office hours. Various studies have reported factors affecting student use of office hours; however, results are unclear at best and in some cases conflicting with respect to which factors matter most, as in the case of instructor approachability. We present results from a survey of undergraduate student perceptions at a large, mid-Atlantic public research university. Factors that significantly (p < 0.05) affect student use of office hours are largely out of instructors' control with at least one important exception: usefulness of instructor feedback. We offer best practices for increasing student use of office hours and suggest directions for additional research on the use and purpose of office hours.
Descriptors: Student College Relationship, College Faculty, Teacher Student Relationship, Working Hours, Help Seeking, Undergraduate Students, Research Universities, Public Colleges, Student Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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