Creating Foundations: Exploring the College AdvisingExperience

College enrollment has increased steadily over thepast decade, and there is an expectation thatenrollments over the next few decades will more thandouble our current college student population. Foryears, academic advising for college students was onthe periphery. Increasingly, however, faced with thechallenges created by the daunting costs andcompetition associated with college success, academicadvisors are finding themselves more and more presentto the everyday experience of college students. Thenew approaches to learning, including distancelearning and a growing returning student population,have contributed to the creation of the role of the professional academic advisor, as more collegesrecognize the value of the experience of advising.Adopting a phenomenological approach, this book isaddressed toward all who work in a student oracademic affairs role with college students, be theyaffiliated with a specific department or an advisingcollege. Student Affairs professionals are alsolikely to gain insight from this book.

Autorentext

Paula F. Nadler, Ph.D. in Education-Policy, Planning, and
Administration from the University of Maryland; M.A. in
Communication from Miami University of Ohio, M.A. in History from
the University of Maryland, and B.A. in History from the
University of Wisconsin. Currently: Senior Academic Advisor with
the College of Arts and Humanities, U of MD.

Klappentext

College enrollment has increased steadily over the
past decade, and there is an expectation that
enrollments over the next few decades will more than
double our current college student population. For
years, academic advising for college students was on
the periphery. Increasingly, however, faced with the
challenges created by the daunting costs and
competition associated with college success, academic
advisors are finding themselves more and more present
to the everyday experience of college students. The
new approaches to learning, including distance
learning and a growing returning student population,
have contributed to the creation of the role of the
"professional" academic advisor, as more colleges
recognize the value of the experience of advising.
Adopting a phenomenological approach, this book is
addressed toward all who work in a student or
academic affairs role with college students, be they
affiliated with a specific department or an advising
college. Student Affairs professionals are also
likely to gain insight from this book.