scholarly journals Wilderness Pursuit Programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwen Fears ◽  
Mark S. Denke
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Orientation Programs ◽  
New Students

Orientation programs need effective activities for integrating new students into the campus in which they have chosen to further their education. As students continue to change and institutions strive to meet the needs of students, alternative methods of presenting students with information to assist them in their transition is necessary. One area of programming that has become increasingly popular over the last several years is the integration of wilderness pursuits and outdoor opportunities with the somewhat traditional orientation activities.

Case Study

2018 ◽  
pp. 45-68
Author(s):  
Sophia Palahicky ◽  
Adrianna Andrews-Brown
Keyword(s):  
Online Instruction ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Orientation Programs ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Student Orientation ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Online Orientation ◽  
Instructor Presence ◽  
New Students

Student orientation programs can enhance new student self-esteem, which is in turn a significant positive predictor of personal, social, and academic achievement (Hickman, Bartholomae, & McKenry, 2000). Furthermore, these programs can help students develop the basic technical skills they will need to be active learners. According to Dixson (2010), research into effective online instruction supports the argument that “online instruction can be as effective as traditional instruction, [and] to do so, online courses need cooperative/collaborative (active) learning, and strong instructor presence.” Likewise, online orientation programs for new students must provide opportunities for active engagement and strong facilitator presence to be effective. This chapter presents a case study that describes the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of the online orientation modules for new students at a Canadian postsecondary institution that offers primarily blended and online programs.

scholarly journals The Integration of Technology in New Student Orientation Programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Miller ◽  
Patty Viajar
Keyword(s):  
Orientation Programs ◽  
Student Orientation ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Academic Transitions ◽  
Integration Of Technology ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Student Orientation ◽  
New Students ◽  
Technology Orientation ◽  
New Student

New student orientation programs are typically designed around a loosely defined set of expectations that assist in the social and academic transitions to college. An area that has only begun to receive considerable attention in these programs has to do with technology orientation. The current study reports what orientation coordinators perceive to be the most effective strategies for incorporating technology into new student orientatin programs. Coordinators agreed most strongly with the notion of emphasizing the importance of technology to new students coupled with providing new students email accounts immediately upon arrival to campus.

Effective Orientation Advisors are Also Leaders

NASPA Journal ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Z. Posner ◽  
Jeanne Rosenberger
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
Student Leaders ◽  
Orientation Programs ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
New Students

This study investigated the leadership behaviors of Orientation Advisors (OAs) to determine whether certain practices made any difference in the effectiveness of OAs or in the value of the orientation programs to the new students. Relationships between the leadership practices of OAs and effectiveness assessments provided by both themselves and new students in their groups revealed significant and consistent relationships between leadership behaviors and perceived effectiveness and satisfaction. Implications and suggestions for structuring leadership development for student leaders are discussed.

scholarly journals A Critical Inquiry into Orientation for Expatriate Faculty in the GCC

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-58
Author(s):  
David Knott
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Orientation Programs ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Use Of Time ◽  
Gulf States ◽  
New Students ◽  
Increasing Demand

With increased internationalization of higher education, many institutions have adopted English as a medium of instruction (EMI). This generates an increasing demand for English language professionals, many of whom are expatriates, potentially creating cultural issues for students, institutions, and teachers. As with most new teachers, orientation programs are organized to assist in their adaptation to their new position, a more complicated undertaking due to the international nature herein. This study takes a critical view of one such program at a higher education institution (HEI) in the Middle East’s Gulf States, also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), investigated through a series of semi-structured interviews with the newly-hired teachers. Several key themes emerged, engendering heightened stress amongst the teachers: official communication, settling in, permanent accommodation, use of time during orientation, and starting classes with new students. In line with other research and the literature, recommendations for orientation programs are made to address the issues arising in this study.

scholarly journals Enhancing Guidance and Counselling Services for Mitigating Psychosocial Distress among University Students in Tanzania

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-183
Author(s):  
James Ololo Otieno ◽  
Catherine K. Simiyu
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Psychosocial Distress ◽  
Orientation Programs ◽  
Counselling Services ◽  
Multiple Data ◽  
Deans Of Students ◽  
New Students ◽  
Peer Counselling ◽  
Study Participants

This study investigated the strategies for enhancing guidance and counselling services in an effort to mitigate psychosocial distress in Tanzanian Universities. The study adopted a qualitative approach. Multistage and purposive sampling techniques were used to select the study participants. Two universities, two counsellors and two Deans of Students were purposively selected while eighteen students, nine from each university were sampled on the willingness basis for group discussion across the faculties. Data was collected using focus group discussion and interview schedule. For content validity, the inter-raters established the viability of the instruments in view of the research question. Reliability was ensured through multiple data collection instruments. Data was analyzed thematically. The study established that peer counselling programs were not formalized in universities in Tanzania. It can also be concluded that students were not informed about the availability and benefits of guidance and counselling services available in universities and the guidance and counselling departments were underfunded by the universities. Moreover, the counsellors were not professionally trained in counselling. The study recommended that Universities should employ professional counsellors, adequately fund the guidance and counselling services for efficient services. Besides, orientation programs should include informing new students about available guidance and counselling services on campuses.

scholarly journals Advising New Students with Disabilities

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
MaryBeth Walpole ◽  
Jay Chaskes
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Orientation Programs ◽  
Self Advocacy ◽  
Campus Diversity ◽  
New Students ◽  
Management Recommendations

This study focuses on students with disabilities' (SWD) transition to and experiences in college using both quantitative and qualitative data. SWD report similar levels of interaction with advisors and faculty, despite the additional contact that accommodations typically require. SWD also persist at lower rates than do their non-disabled peers. On campuses, SWD must contend with decisions about disclosure, seeking accomodations, self-advocacy, college bureaucracy, and time management. Recommendations are to include disabilities as one aspect of campus diversity within orientation programming and created orientation programs specifically designed for SWD and their parents.

scholarly journals Essential Elements for New Student Orientation

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Capps ◽  
Michael T. Miller
Keyword(s):  
School Administrators ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
College Campus ◽  
Orientation Programs ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Student Orientation ◽  
New Student Orientation ◽  
New Students ◽  
Need For Orientation ◽  
New Student

New student orientation programs typically have been developed from the perspective of what new students need upon their arrival on a 4-year college campus. There is little consideration given to the environment from which students come, namely, the secondary and high schools from which students graduate. The current study study explores what secondary school administrators perceive to be the most important elements that should be included in an orientation program. This perspective, which largely supports the inclusion of all the Council for the Advancement of Standards' Standards for New Student Orientation, particularly noted the need for orientation programs to help the student identify the personal and financial costs (and benefits) of attending college.

scholarly journals Increasing Participation in Student Governance Through First-Year Programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Miles ◽  
Michael Miller ◽  
Daniel P. Nadler
Keyword(s):  
Student Involvement ◽  
First Year Experience ◽  
First Year ◽  
Orientation Programs ◽  
Student Orientation ◽  
New Student Orientation ◽  
New Students ◽  
Institutional Norms ◽  
Student Governance ◽  
New Student

New student orientation programs are importance components of institutions delivering a set of expectations to their new students. These programs and subsequent first-year experience courses convey both practical strategies for surviving on campus, but also convey a sense of institutional norms about behavior, including involvement. The current study explored the practical strategies orientation directors perceived to be effective in incresing student involvement in self-governance activities.

scholarly journals Departmental and University Orientation

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Love ◽  
Michael Miller
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Academic Departments ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Orientation Programs ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Student Transition ◽  
Institutional Expectations ◽  
New Students ◽  
And Performance

University orientation programs typically rely on divisions of student affairs to build a system of student transition. With some help from academic departments, university wide orientations are loaded with the burdens of meeting a wide variety of institutional expectations while simultaneously responding to the personal needs of new students. Departmental orientation programs have evolved out of a combination of a need to transfer specific information about a major and to convey a sense of departmental expectation for student work and performance. The current study made use of a case study to identify the perceptions of current students about how university and departmental orientation programs do and should work together.

scholarly journals Orientation Programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather L. Hadlock
Keyword(s):  
Orientation Programs ◽  
New Students ◽  
College Or University

In order to make adjustments that will help better meet the needs of new students, orientation directors must constantly evaluate their programs. The decisions that are made should be individualized to each individual college or university and the type of students it enrolls. Student populations are changing, and orientation staffs need to be aware of these changes and adjust their programs accordingly. This article explores the history, trends, purpose, participants, and goals of orientation programs.

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