scholarly journals Pedagogical Issues Concerning Academic Advising

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahmoures Afshar ◽  
Leo O'Hara
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Advising ◽  
Private University ◽  
Pedagogical Issues ◽  
Academic Advisor ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cultural Variables ◽  
Cultural Trait ◽  
Class Status ◽  
Academic Information

This study examined whether, and to what extent, students’ personal and cultural variables have an impact on the advising process. 225 students in an urban, private university were asked to complete twenty-nine structured questions in the Fall 2005. Each question asked the student to rank on a scale of one to five the importance of a characteristic/responsibility of an academic advisor.  These twenty-nine characteristics/responsibilities were those most often cited in the literature as critical for an effective academic advisor.  In addition, the students were asked to provide some cultural, personal, and academic information on themselves including class status, GPA, age, gender, school, and ethnicity.  We used the chi-square testing technique.  This method of testing the hypothesis allowed us not only to identify which of the advisor’s characteristics and/or responsibilities were significant but also to identify which personal and cultural trait of the student a particular characteristic was most consistent with.   We found that students with different variables had quite different perceptions of the advising process. Students’ perceptions varied by age, class status, GPA, gender, school, and ethnicity. While there has been an increasing number of studies devoted to examining student satisfaction with academic advising, few of these studies have considered the student’s cultural, personal, and academic background as determinant factors in a successful academic advising process.

scholarly journals A Preliminary Report of Advisor Perceptions of Advising and of a Profession

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon A. Aiken-Wisniewski ◽  
Anna Johnson ◽  
Joshua Larson ◽  
Jason Barkemeyer
Keyword(s):  
Academic Advising ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Academic Advisor ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Definition Of

Practicing advisors may not agree, know, or understand that advising does not meet the scholarly definition of a profession. Through a phenomenological study, members of NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising were invited to describe the position of academic advisor. The data gathered were used to address two research questions: “How do advisors describe the occupation of advising?” and “How do advisors describe a profession?” Answers to these questions provided a foundation to understand advisors' views of advising as an occupation, definition of their own career, and understanding of a profession as it relates to advising.

scholarly journals Socioecological resilience of typical citrus fruit agroecosystems

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-199
Author(s):  
José Alejandro Cleves-Leguizamo ◽  
Hernan Salamanca-Sanjuanes ◽  
Liven Fernando Martínez-Bernal
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Open Systems ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Citrus Fruit ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cultural Variables ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Social Organizational ◽  
The Relationship

This paper, as a tool for analysis, considered the capacity of the interaction that open systems have against the occurrence of disturbances so that they can continue to function with minimal losses of energy, called resilience, an emerging characteristic of agroecosystems. To establish a method to measure this characteristic, ten variables were evaluated, including seven cultural variables: level of schooling, land tenure type, saving capacity, social organizational identity, farm infrastructure, weed control and production system; and three ecosystem variables: water resource availability, phytosanitary management and Main Agroecological Structure (MAS) in typical citrus fruit agroecosystems. These were methodologically grouped into six recommended domains: groups of farms and citrus growers with similar ecosystem and cultural conditions that have been characterized and typified in a previous study. In each of these groups, three farm types were selected for a total of 18 production units (department of Meta, Colombia). To determine the difference between the variables, Chi-square tests were applied (using the Pearson and Fisher statistics). Network analysis was applied to determine the relationship between the variables. The resilience was not significantly correlated with level of schooling, farm infrastructure or MAS. The relationship between the resilience and cultural variables presented a high significance, whereas the ecosystem variables showed a low statistical significance.

scholarly journals KEPUASAN MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN MATEMATIKA DITINJAU DARI LAYANAN DOSEN PENASEHAT AKADEMIK

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Raudhatul Husna ◽  
Rita Sari ◽  
Fenny Anggreini
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Academic Advisor ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Study Plan

Lecturer is educators who are under the auspices of higher education institutions. one of the duties of the lecturer is to guide and help develop the potential of students so they can complete their studies. Likewise, the lecturer in the Mathematics Education study program at one of the universities in Langsa city was appointed as an academic advisor (PA). but there are some obstacles that are felt by PA lecturers, such as the absence of a guidance manual, lack of understanding of technology, students consult only once in one semester, and some students only ask for signatures to fill Study Plan Cards (KRS) and Study Results Cards (KHS ) manual. However, students also have other perceptions, according to the interview results, it is known that PA lecturers are only needed to sign the KRS and KHS, some PA lecturers are difficult to find, some PA lecturers do not have time to consult, PA lecturers do not direct courses in the following semester. so the purpose of this study was to express student satisfaction in mathematics education in terms of PA lecturer services. The approach of this research is a quantitative approach. The research sample was 61 mathematics education students with systematic sampling. For data collection techniques using questionnaires and data analysis techniques using simple regression followed by the -F test. The results showed that the level of student satisfaction in terms of PA lecturer services was in a sufficient category, so it can be concluded that there was a significant contribution between the services of PA lecturers to the satisfaction of mathematics education students.

Online Doctoral Student Satisfaction

2017 ◽  
pp. 236-247
Author(s):  
Dara Levitch ◽  
Melanie Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Advising ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Program Completion ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Academic Experience ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
The Individual

Institutions of higher learning invest a great deal of time and money on retention issues. Research has identified institutional variables significant to student retention. Current researchers suggest each institution conduct studies to determine the specific factors important to the population served. Increasing retention has considerable financial and economic benefits to the institution, as well as benefits to the individual, especially if it leads to program completion. Research of literature has also indicated that quality of faculty and academic advising communications are two important factors perceived by students as contributing to overall the academic experience.

An evaluation of student satisfaction of the joint master programs at Foreign Trade University in Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Foreign Trade ◽  
International Education ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
International Collaboration ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Private University ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Training Quality ◽  
Student Expectation

Globalization has become increasingly popular. Nevertheless, education in Vietnam has lagged behind developed countries. Thus, one of main reasons for Vietnam to engage in international collaboration is to improve training quality and enrich the human resource for economic development. This study aims to assess joint master programs at the Faculty of International Education at Foreign Trade University based on the overall student satisfaction. The SSI model developed by Temizer and Turkyilmaz (2012) to measure student satisfaction at private university is applied in the research. The data of this research are analyzed by the SPSS 20.0 software. The online questionnaires in the research are used for collecting opinions of joint master students at the Faculty of International Education at Foreign Trade University. From the analysis of 237 respondents, the results show that image (IM), perceived value (PV), perceived quality (PQ), and student expectation (EXP) impact on student satisfaction, in which perceived value and image mostly affected the overall satisfaction of students coming from joint master programs at Foreign Trade University.

Examining the Academic Advising Experiences of Black Males at an Urban University: An Exploratory Case Study

2019 ◽  
pp. 004208591989404
Author(s):  
Royel M. Johnson ◽  
Terrell L. Strayhorn ◽  
Christopher S. Travers
Keyword(s):  
Predominantly White ◽  
Academic Advising ◽  
Black Males ◽  
Academic Advisor ◽  
Predominantly White Institution ◽  
Urban University ◽  
White Institution ◽  
Race And Culture

To ensure the effectiveness of academic advising efforts on campus and to increase Black male collegians’ use of such services, administrators must better understand how Black males experience academic advising in college. This exploratory qualitative case study aims to understand the academic advising experiences of Black males at a large urban, predominantly White institution. Participants in this study (a) experienced a number of process-related challenges, including difficulties with scheduling advising appointments and accessing their academic advisor; (b) stressed the role of race and culture in academic advising; and (c) highlighted positive outcomes of formal and informal advising. Implications for research, practice, and policy are discussed.

Differences in Characteristics Preferred by College Students for Academic Advisors, Vocational Counselors, and Psychotherapists: A Preliminary Report

1982 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Somervill ◽  
Francisco X. Barrios ◽  
Richard M. Fleming ◽  
Todd C. Reiher ◽  
Nancy L. Fish
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Advising ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Vocational Counseling ◽  
Academic Advisors ◽  
Academic Advisor ◽  
Male Experimenter ◽  
Female Subjects

144 college students rated an academic advisor, a vocational counselor, or a psychotherapist on 10 characteristics and subsequently rated each of the three types of counseling situations on how “personal” they perceived each to be. Sex of experimenter and sex of subject were varied systematically. Female subjects when tested by a male experimenter preferred a psychotherapist be more religious than an academic advisor or vocational counselor. Subjects viewed psychotherapy as a more personal situation than academic advising or vocational counseling.

scholarly journals Students’ Perception towards the Usefulness and Satisfaction of Practical Biochemistry Skills in a Public University versus Private University in Khartoum, Sudan (2019)

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Maha Elamin ◽  
Dina Ahmed ◽  
Nasseraldin Elhadi ◽  
Mustafa Neimeri
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Private University ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Laboratory Environment ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Future Clinical Practice ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Method Of Assessment

Practical biochemistry skills (PBS) teaching sessions employ experiential learning techniques to promote medical students’ understanding and recall of essential concepts and basic clinical tests. Biochemistry Practical skill sessions constitute about 45% of the contact teaching hours and between 10% - 20% of the final assessment grades, in addition the students are unacquainted about the method of assessment used. This cross sectional institutional based study aimed to assess medical students’ perception towards the practical biochemistry skills (PBS). Medical students in one public (Al-Neelain) and one private (Al-Moughtarbeen) universities, in Khartoum State were involved. After ethical approval, the questionnaire was approved after using it in a pilot study. Data collected by a questionnaire were analyzed using (SPSS version 22).Private university students have more satisfaction (58% versus 18%, p<0.001), more positive perception with PBS (49.5% versus 15.1%, p<0.001) and are more convinced that it helps to retain knowledge (68.3% versus 12.9%, p<0.001). They are more satisfied with laboratory environment (p<0.001), PBS relation to theory (p<0.001) and more aware of PBS assessment and scores allocation (p≤0.002).Medical student satisfaction and engagement with Practical biochemistry skills is likely to be driven by the students’ awareness of the relevance of these sessions to other aspects of the curriculum, to their end-of-year assessment, and to their future clinical practice rather than the laboratory environment. In conclusion, we recommend updating Practical biochemistry skills contents and assessment methods and raising students’ awareness of its importance.

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