The Student Affairs Profession in the Academic Marketplace

NASPA Journal ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan B. Hirt
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
Academic Affairs ◽  
Seven Principles ◽  
Market Driven ◽  
Principles Of Good Practice ◽  
The Way

This essay compares the narratives that have emerged in recent years to describe the higher education enterprise with the narratives used to describe student affairs’ endeavors. I posit that the way in which student affairs professionals present their agenda is out of sync with the market-driven culture of the academy. The seven Principles of Good Practice are used to illustrate the incongruence between student affairs and academic affairs narratives on campus. I offer ways that those Principles can be recast to be more closely aligned with the new academic marketplace.

scholarly journals Evaluation Instruments and Good Practices in Online Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Baldwin ◽  
Jesus H. Trespalacios
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Seven Principles ◽  
Evaluation Instruments ◽  
Type Of Institution ◽  
Principles Of Good Practice

Chickering and Gamson’s (1987) Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education offers extensively researched and validated tenets for best practices in higher education. After a review of the literature, twenty-eight evaluation instruments currently used to design and review online courses in higher education institutions were collected and divided into categories, based on geographical reach and the type of institution for which they were developed. This study investigates how evaluation instruments used in higher education assess the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education, and what other items are addressed in the evaluation of courses. Findings show that national and statewide evaluation instruments were less institute specific and more closely aligned to the principles of good practice, and that evaluation instruments often measure extraneous items (e.g., student services, navigation, resources, or institutional support). Additional findings and conclusions based on the analysis of the instruments are discussed.

Book Review: A Legal Guide for Student Affairs Professionals

NASPA Journal ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald D. Gehring
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
The Law

Bill Kaplin and Barbara Lee let their readers know up front - on the book's cover in fact - that "A Legal Guide for Student Affairs Professionals" has been adapted from their highly regarded third edition of "The Law of Higher Education" [LHE3](1995) ("the big red book," as my students refer to it). The authors have included material already presented in LHE3 but have completely reorganized, updated, and edited the earlier work.

The Seven Principles of Good Practice

2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 283-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Koeckeritz ◽  
Judy Malkiewicz ◽  
Ann Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Good Practice ◽  
Seven Principles ◽  
Principles Of Good Practice

Creating a Sustainable Program for Ethics in Student Affairs

2015 ◽  
pp. 278-300
Author(s):  
Christina Van Wingerden ◽  
Maureen Ellis ◽  
Theodore W. Pratt Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
University Student ◽  
Education Student ◽  
Ethical Climates ◽  
Industry Standards ◽  
Mixed Method Design

Ethics is an important thread within higher education student affairs. Creating avenues for intentional, sustainable dialogues and consistent education for employees, one Ethics Officer at a four-year public university in the Northwest embarked on understanding the ethical climate to improve how student affairs professionals interact with students. The goal of this mixed-method design study examined the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of its division administrators about ethics, the ethical climate of a university student affairs division, and the design of an ethical training curriculum for division employees. This chapter reviews the current literature about ethics in higher education, organizational ethical climates, industry standards, and gaps in performance, while providing insights and ideas about best practices.

Seven Principles of Good Practice for Virtual International Collaboration

2006 ◽  
pp. 1-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Boehm ◽  
Lilianna Aniola-Jedrzejek
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
English Language ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Project Outcomes ◽  
Seven Principles ◽  
Shared Understandings ◽  
Principles Of Good Practice

This chapter presents seven principles of good practice for conducting virtual international collaborations with students. The authors have conducted such collaborations with several different groups of American and Polish university students using different models. The collaborations were the basis for distilling these seven principles: develop cross-cultural awareness and mutual understanding of the culture of each group; create a multifaceted virtual environment; coordinate calendars; require intermediate level of English language proficiency; create relevant, engaging collaborative assignments with rubrics and shared understandings for evaluation of student work; establish methods forsuccessful group interactions, including information-sharing and relationship-building; evaluate project outcomes. These seven principles of good practice can assist instructors to develop successful virtual intercultural collaborations that prepare students for the workplace of the 21st century.

Integrating Technology and Pedagogy: Web Instruction and Seven Principles of Undergraduate Education

2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Newlin ◽  
Alvin Y. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
American Association ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Seven Principles ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Pedagogical Research ◽  
Principles Of Good Practice ◽  
Learning And Instruction

Pedagogical research on Web-based learning and instruction has not kept pace with the proliferation of Web-based courses offered by colleges and universities. Consequently, we encourage the application of the “Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education” (American Association of Higher Education, 1987) to guide the design and implementation of Web-based courses. We offer concrete suggestions on how instructors can apply each principle to maximize the potential of Web-based technologies and promote positive learning outcomes in the virtual classroom.

When Students Drink Too Much: Whose Problem Is It Anyway?

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Holly A. Foster
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Higher Education Administration ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
Education Administration ◽  
University Of Virginia ◽  
Graduate Courses ◽  
High Risk Drinking ◽  
The University

This case is for use in graduate courses in student affairs and higher education administration. It presents the challenges faced by student affairs professionals at the University of Virginia where some students participate in an annual high-risk drinking practice that has resulted in injuries and even death. Student affairs professionals at the university have attempted to address this dangerous practice for almost 20 years with minimal success. This case highlights the complex issues that administrators must often face as well as provides students the opportunity to evaluate the complex issues from the perspectives of the various constituencies involved.

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