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Packard, Becky Wai-Ling; Jeffers, Kimberly C. – NACADA Journal, 2013
Community college students enrolled in science and technology fields face many challenges as they pursue transfer pathways to earn a 4-year degree. Despite clear links to student persistence, advising interactions that facilitate or inhibit transfer progress are not clearly understood. In this study, 82 community college students pursuing science…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, STEM Education, Academic Advising, College Students
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Light, Richard J. – NACADA Journal, 2004
By asking assessment questions that have direct policy implications, a committee of Harvard advisors, faculty members, and administrators was able to implement specific and concrete on-campus advising initiatives. Only modest amounts of data were collected to effect meaningful changes in student behavior, course design, and assignments. Interviews…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Behavior, Faculty Workload, Program Evaluation