Download or read book Intrusive Advising and Retention Practices in a College of Agriculture written by Amanda Lee Martin and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Survey of Student Retention Policies in Higher Education written by and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2008 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Survey of Student Retention Policies in Higher Education presents data from a benchmarking study of the retention policies of 40 American colleges. Data is broken out for public and private colleges, by Carnegie class and enrollment level, to allow for easier benchmarking. This 100+ page study presents data on: spending on consulting services to aid in student retention, spending on conferences, reports and other information and analysis about retention; percentage of colleges that have a dean or other high level administrator for retention; retention rates for students; ways in which colleges track and present retention data; perceived impact of financial assistance on retention; perceived impact of severity in grading on retention; perceived impact of tutoring services on retention; perceived impact of psychological counseling serviceson retention; perceived impact of general economic conditions on retention; perceived impact of involvement in extra-curricular activities on retention; perceived impact of the quality of food services and residence halls on retention; use of interviews of transferees or drop outs from the college; use of interviews of graduates of the college; importance of exit interviews; percentage of colleges that maintain records on students that are engaged in few or no extracurricular activities; description of college info literacy policies; percentage of colleges that offer child care services to students; role of part time job finding services; perceived importance of career services division for retention; perceived importance of the academic advising services unit for retention; perceived importance of peer mentoring for retention; percentage of colleges that intervene at pre-determined thresholds of student difficulties such as number of classes missed or low grade point average; description of college efforts to reach out to help high risk students; College spending on tutoring services; Projected future spending on tutoring services; Perceived impact of tutoring services on retention; Source of tutors; Cost of Tutors; percentage of residence halls that have student advisory centers; percentage of colleges that have hired consultants to advise on the academic advising services; Annual Budget of the academic advising unit; number of full time equivalent positions allocated to the academic advising unit; description of rate of growth in the college's financial aid to students over the past two years; description of changes in tuition levels; perceived view of the need to increase financial aid or lower tuition in order to maintain or enhance enrollment; institutional attitudes towards the encouragement of instructor-student interaction outside of class; percentage of students that need special help in reading, writing or pronouncing English; percentage of colleges that offer ESL.
Download or read book Evaluating the Impact of Intrusive Advising on Undergraduate Student Retention written by Rebecca E. Caire and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Humanizing Higher Education through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning written by Enakshi Sengupta and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovative pedagogy is the only solution that can bridge both scarcity and quality in education. This edited collection showcases how innovative approaches to teaching and learning have become the need of the hour in higher education. How might new technologies and a fresh take on curriculum design create a sufficient impact on learners?
Download or read book Faculty Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Intrusive Advising written by Banyon D. Pelham and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this Dissertation in Practice was to examine the perceptions and attitudes of faculty members at Florida State University - Panama City and then to further explore, through interviews, why the faculty hold a positive, neutral, or negative view of intrusive advising. The goal of this project was to understand the barriers for faculty to accept and support intrusive advising as a mechanism to increase retention rates and student success, especially for vulnerable populations. The local context of this study is a branch campus of a major research one university, where the campus is transitioning from a non-traditional student campus, to one of a residential campus, newly accepting first time in college students. This study utilized mixed methods to effectively answer the three research questions posed. This study employed quantitative methods, using descriptive statistics and bi-variate correlation to analyze faculty surveys and then qualitative methods to evaluate faculty interviews to gain a deeper understanding of their perceptions and attitudes towards intrusive advising. Findings relate that communication with the faculty about student interventions and administrative directives are crucial and that faculty need information about these interventions to formulate their opinions. Implications of the faculty's attitude toward towards student retention efforts, workload, time management and professional advising as an intervention will also be discussed.
Download or read book An Investigation of the Theoretical Perspectives that Frame Advising Practice written by Jamie S. McClintock Brenner and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fostering Multiple Levels of Engagement in Higher Education Environments written by Walters, Kelley and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of the continued growth of online instruction, there is now a need to better understand every demographic of students in higher education. Achieving successful student-faculty engagement in distance learning is a growing challenge. Fostering Multiple Levels of Engagement in Higher Education Environments is an essential reference source that serves as a guideline for institutions looking to improve current undergraduate or graduate programs and successful engagement practices with online faculty, staff, and students. Featuring research on topics such as student-faculty engagement, engaging curriculum, engaging platform, and engaging relationships, this book is ideally designed for educators, practitioners, academicians, and researchers seeking coverage on successful engagement in higher education.
Download or read book Faculty Involvement in Student Retention written by California State University. Task Force on Retention and Advising and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Case Study of an Intrusive Advising Approach for At risk Under prepared and Traditionally Underrepresented College Students written by Michael Levinstein and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An increasing number of students, who in past generations would successfully pursued careers without a college degree, are enrolling in college and, later, dropping-out at rates nearing 50% before their second year. The failure of college students to complete degrees harms their self-esteem, saddles them with student loan debt, and prevents the development of the 21st century workforce envisioned by state and national leaders. Academic advising is one of the most effective institutional tools supporting student persistence and degree completion according to leading researchers in the field. The majority of literature surrounding academic advising suggests that many institutions employ a transactional advising approach that, while cheap and efficient, is completely ineffective in supporting at-risk students. A more effective approach is an intrusive advising strategy in which the advisor proactively supports and educates thereby facilitating the transformation of high school graduates into persisting and successful college students. While this approach is both time consuming and expensive, it yields retention results worth investigating. Using a qualitative case study methodology, this research examined an intrusive academic advising approach at a large, public, four-year research institution struggling with the retention of an at-risk population comprising first-generational and under-prepared students. Ten student participants who underwent the advising approach shared their perceptions of the role the intrusive-developmentalapproach played in their academic success and choice to remain enrolled into their second year. Results indicate that proactive, intrusive advising paired with a close advisor-student working relationship provided at-risk students with the encouragement and support necessary for their persistence and success.
Download or read book Intrusive Advising and Its Implementation in Residence Halls written by Abigail Tennant and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract Intrusive advising is a concept that developed in the 1970s as a method of working with at-risk students by identifying challenges they faced and solutions to overcome them (Backhus, 1989). Intrusive contacts are those that make early, unsolicited contact with students in the hopes of identifying and resolving academic and social obstacles that would prevent persistence (Frost, 1991). This proactive approach has been experiencing revitalization in the current economic times due to declining funds and changing governmental funding models that would fund higher education on the basis of graduation rather than enrollment. Because 44 percent of first year students do not persist to their second year, this type of governmental funding model has profound implications for administrators (Bushong, 2009). I propose that administrators consider restructuring residence hall personnel responsibilities to include intrusive contacts in an effort to address retention issues. While residence hall personnel will not have the responsibility of scheduling classes, they can begin identifying and addressing issues earlier in the semester. This paper identifies several institutions that currently implement intrusive contacts in their residence halls and the benefits of doing so. These schools have indicated an increase in their students' grades, commitment and persistence, and overall satisfaction since implementing intrusive contacts (B. Silliman, personal communication, November 1, 2012). The findings also revealed that residence halls with effective intrusive contacts involve collaborative efforts between student affairs personnel and faculty members, engage students in building rapport with staff early in their first semester, and focus on developing students holistically. This report provides a summary of best practices and strategies for implementing these contacts.
Download or read book Describing Undergraduate Students Perceptions of Academic Advising Practices in a College of Food Agricultural and Environmental Sciences written by Caryn Mari Filson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Academic advising is an integral part of the college experience. Outcomes of academic advising may be more critical than realized by either advisors or advisees. Studies have been compiled to suggest that meaningful and developmental contact with advisors promotes student success (Johnson & Wang, 2011; Kuh, 2008; Tuttle, 2000). However, a review of literature was used to reveal that students are dissatisfied with their academic advising, and that an extensive need exists to educate and train academic advisors on methods needed for establishing effective advising for college students. Therefore, the purpose of this descriptive-correlational study was to describe current undergraduate students' perceptions of academic advising practices within the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University. The theoretical foundation for this study included two theories of student development. Perry's (1970) Theory of College Student Intellectual Development was used to describe how college students progress through three major stages of thought in their cognitive development. Chickering's (1969) Seven Vectors of Student Development Theory was used to identify seven vectors along which college students continually develop. The researcher-designed questionnaire in this study contained 20 Likert-scale items that originated from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). The researcher employed an online survey provider for data collection. Analyses of the results indicated that academic advisors in CFAES were providing good quality advising to their undergraduate advisees. Academic advisors in CFAES were rated positively in regards to their relationships with undergraduate advisees. Students reported that advisors were available, and provided accurate and up-to-date information when it was needed. It was also found that the institution provided good quality academic advising to undergraduate students in CFAES, as well as provided support to help students succeed academically through academic advising. Analyses of the results also identified areas of improvement for academic advising practices in CFAES. Academic advisors in CFAES are advising only half of their assigned undergraduate advisees, while half of the students indicated they were using sources other than their assigned advisor for advising needs. It was also reported that academic advisors in CFAES do not tend to discuss career plans with undergraduate advisees. It was concluded that undergraduate students in CFAES were generally satisfied with the quality of academic advising they received at the college and the institution. Relationships indicated that the more frequent contact advisees have with their advisors, the more likely they were to be satisfied with the advising practices and engaged in enriching educational experiences. Recommendations included providing academic advisor training for new faculty members to inform them of the policies, procedures, and effective practices in academic advising. A second recommendation was for the college to conduct professional development opportunities for faculty members who serve as advisors to update them on the current research and advising practices. Further recommendations included to assess the effectiveness of advisors by using student feedback and to encourage advisors to maintain regular office hours and offer varied modes of contact with advisees.
Download or read book Agriculture Rural Development Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2008 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Black Issues in Higher Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book International Counseling written by Roy Moodley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, designed to increase mental health professionals’ global literacy, authors from 33 countries demonstrate multicultural skills and competencies through case studies that illustrate approaches to counseling and psychotherapy in their countries. Following an introductory section on the use of case studies, chapters focus on a cross section of countries in Africa; Australia and Asia; Central, North, and South America; Europe; and the Middle East. Each case describes the client and his or her presenting concerns and includes a culture-sensitive assessment and treatment plan, an analysis and critical reflection of the case, and questions for discussion. The final chapter of the text presents a comparative analysis of the cases. *Requests for digital versions from the ACA can be found on wiley.com. *To request print copies, please visit the ACA website here. *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to [email protected].
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Academic Advising written by Virginia N. Gordon and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-13 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the challenges in higher education is helping students to achieve academic success while ensuring their personal and vocational needs are fulfilled. In this updated edition more than thirty experts offer their knowledge in what has become the most comprehensive, classic reference on academic advising. They explore the critical aspects of academic advising and provide insights for full-time advisors, counselors, and those who oversee student advising or have daily contact with advisors and students. New chapters on advising administration and collaboration with other campus services A new section on perspectives on advising including those of CEOs, CAOs (chief academic officers), and CSAOs (chief student affairs officers) More emphasis on two-year colleges and the importance of research to the future of academic advising New case studies demonstrate how advising practices have been put to use.
