ERIC Number: EJ1071438
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0894-3907
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Faculty Advising to Support Student Learning
Williamson, Laurel V.; Goosen, Rebecca A.; Gonzalez, George F., Jr.
Journal of Developmental Education, v38 n1 p20-22, 24 Fall 2014
This article describes the implementation of a program undergirded by the theme of faculty and staff supports that physically brings advising to the point of instruction. Research shows that establishing a strong institutional connection with students improves retention, persistence, and success. What better way to do this than take advising into the classroom and create a strong partnership between faculty and student services to provide support, information, and career direction? Sustained through an ongoing dialogue between instruction and student development professionals, classroom activities and wrap-around support services can be uniquely focused on the individual student. The college found that advising becomes a tool delivered by a faculty-student services team that holds students accountable while providing needed assistance along the student's educational pathway.
Descriptors: Faculty Advisers, Teacher Student Relationship, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement, College Students, College Faculty, Teamwork, Student Responsibility, Accountability, Program Development, Faculty Development, Training, Program Evaluation, Comparative Analysis, Student Records, Grades (Scholastic), Statistical Analysis, Developmental Studies Programs, Success, Racial Differences, Ethnic Groups
National Center for Developmental Education. Appalachian State University, P.O. Box 32098, Boone, NC 28608-2098. Tel: 828-262-3057; Fax: 828-262-7183; Web site: http://ncde.appstate.edu/publications
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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