Definitions of academic advising

definitions compiled by Jenny Bloom, University of Illinois -- Urbana-Champaign

Definitions of academic advising

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2008

American College Testing Program (ACT) National Center for the Advancement of Educational Practices

Creamer & Creamer Chickering

B.B. Crookston Terry O'Banion

Kuhn

Winston, Enders, & Miller

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Winston, Ender, & Miller (1982)

Academic advising is a developmental process:

• Assists in clarifying life/career goals
• Develops educational plans
• Fosters decision-making process through collaborative communication
• Advisor is the coordinator of learning experiences and career planning
• Acts as an agent of referral to other campus units as necessary

Winston, Jr. R. B., Enders, S. C., & Miller, T. K. (Eds.) (March 1982). Developmental approaches to academic advising. New Directions for Student Services, 17.

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Creamer & Creamer (1994)

Chickering (1994)

Academic advising support students through:

• Setting career and life goals
• Building self-insight and self-esteem
• Broadening interests
• Establishing meaningful interpersonal relationships
• Clarifying personal values and styles of life
• Enhancing critical thinking and reasoning

Creamer, D. G. & Creamer, E. G. (1994). Practicing Developmental Advising: Theoretical Contexts and Functional Applications. NACADA Journal 14(2), 17-24.

Academic advising helps students:

• Become effective agents of their own lifelong learning and personal development
• Empower students to take charge of their own existence by asking them questions, sharing resources, help with long- and short-term decision making, and by sharing perspectives.

Chickering, A. W. (1994). Empowering lifelong self-development. NACADA Journal, 14 (2), 50-53.

Crookston (1972)

O'Banion (1972)

Academic Advising as a teaching exercise:

• Facilitating rational processes
• Fostering behavior awareness
• Encouraging the development of problem-solving, decision-making, evaluation skills
• Personal and vocational decision making

Crookston, B. B. (1972). A developmental view of academic advising as teaching.

Academic Advising supports students through:

• Exploration of life goals
• Exploration of vocational goals
• Program choice
• Course choice
• Scheduling courses

O'Banion, Terry. (1972). An Academic Advising Model. Junior College Journal, volume 42 p. 62, 64, & 66-69. Reprinted with permission in the NACADA Journal 14(2), 10-16.

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ACT Corporation, 1987

Academic advising is

• Collaborative relationship between student and advisor
• Assists student in developing meaningful education goals consistent with their personal interests
• Assists student in progressing toward degree
• Encourages students to think critically, seek out resources, and develop action plans

David S. Crockett, Ed. (1987). Advising Skills, Techniques and Resources: A Compilation of Materials Related to the Organization and Delivery of Advising Services. Iowa City, Iowa. ACT Corporation.

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Kuhn (2008)

Academic advising: - Institutional representative who gives insight or direction to a college student about academic, social, or personal matter. - Advice can inform, suggest, counsel, discipline, coach, mentor, or teach Kuhn, T. (2008). Historical Foundations of Academic Advising. In Gordon, Habley and Grites. Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Campus Process. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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