In this article, I examine the degree to which academic advising has met the scholarship and research standards necessary to lay claim to designation as a discipline or as a profession. I include a review of 3 decades of observations on advising scholarship and research, a review of NACADA's efforts to advance research, and an analysis of trends…

Reviews advising research from 1965 to the present and offers recommendations to improve research in the years ahead. Suggests how individual advisors, their institutions, and the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) can contribute to advising research efforts. (EV)

A portion of the results of a national academic advising survey are reported. Advising data on 754 programs are analyzed to determine the performance of seven advising models on eight program goals and their perceived effectiveness on 11 program variables. The data also create a context for deeper consideration of the relationship between an…

A national survey on academic advising practices at 754 colleges and universities investigated organizational models for advising programs, prevalence of seven such models in institutions of varying types and sizes, and institutional practices regarding policy statements, program evaluations, and coordination of advising system. Three themes in…

Seven major organizational models for academic advising programs are identified and explained: faculty-only, supplementary, split advising, dual advising, total intake, satellite, and self-contained. A survey form is included. (Author/MLW)