Academic Advising

One of the challenges in higher education is helping students to achieve academic success while ensuring their personal and vocational needs are fulfilled. In this updated edition more than thirty experts offer their knowledge in what has become the most comprehensive, classic reference on academic advising. They explore the critical aspects of academic advising and provide insights for full-time advisors, counselors, and those who oversee student advising or have daily contact with advisors and students. New chapters on advising administration and collaboration with other campus services A new section on perspectives on advising including those of CEOs, CAOs (chief academic officers), and CSAOs (chief student affairs officers) More emphasis on two-year colleges and the importance of research to the future of academic advising New case studies demonstrate how advising practices have been put to use.

One of the challenges in higher education is helping students toachieve academic success while ensuring their personal andvocational needs are fulfilled. In this updated edition more thanthirty experts offer their knowledge in what has become the mostcomprehensive, classic reference on academic advising. They explorethe critical aspects of academic advising and provide insights forfull-time advisors, counselors, and those who oversee studentadvising or have daily contact with advisors and students.* New chapters on advising administration and collaboration withother campus services* A new section on perspectives on advising including those ofCEOs, CAOs (chief academic officers), and CSAOs (chief studentaffairs officers)* More emphasis on two-year colleges and the importance ofresearch to the future of academic advising* New case studies demonstrate how advising practices havebeen put to use.

Preface ixForeword xiThe Authors xiiiPART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF ACADEMIC ADVISING 1Introduction 1Thomas J. Grites1. Historical Foundations of Academic Advising 3Terry L. Kuhn2. Theoretical Foundations of Academic Advising 17Peter L. Hagen and Peggy Jordan3. Ethical Foundations of Academic Advising 36Marc Lowenstein4. Legal Foundations of Academic Advising 50Mary M. Richard5. Advising for Student Success 68George D. Kuh6. Advising as Teaching and Learning 85Drew C. Appleby7. Advising for Career and Life Planning 103Paul A. Gore, Jr., and A. J. MetzPART TWO: STUDENT DIVERSITY AND STUDENT NEEDS 119Virginia N. Gordon8. The Changing College Student 123Kirsten Kennedy and Jennifer Crissman Ishler9. Moving into College 142Mary Stuart Hunter and Leah Kendall10. Moving through College 157George E. Steele and Melinda L. McDonald11. Moving on from College 178Jennifer Bloom12. Students with Specifi c Advising Needs 189Blane Harding13. Advising Students of Color and International Students 204Evette Castillo Clark and Jane KalionzesPART THREE: ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY OF ADVISING SERVICES 227Wesley R. Habley14. Vision, Mission, Goals, and Program Objectives for Academic Advising Programs 229Susan M. Campbell15. Organization of Academic Advising Services 242Margaret C. King16. Advising Delivery: Faculty Advising 253Martha K. Hemwall17. Advising Delivery: Professional Advisors, Counselors, and Other Staff 267Casey Self18. Advising Delivery: Group Strategies 279Nancy S. King19. Advising Delivery: Using Technology 292Michael J. LeonardPART FOUR: TRAINING, ASSESSMENT, RECOGNITION, AND REWARD 307Introduction 307Wesley R. Habley20. Critical Concepts in Advisor Training and Development 309Thomas Brown21. Tools and Resources for Advisors 323Pat Folsom22. Delivering One-to-One Advising: Skills and Competencies 342Rusty Fox23. Assessing Student Learning 356John H. Schuh24. Assessing Advisor Effectiveness 369Joe Cuseo25. Assessing the Effectiveness of the Advising Program 386Wendy G. Troxel26. Recognition and Reward for Academic Advising in Theory and in Practice 396Jayne K. DrakePART FIVE: PERSPECTIVES ON ADVISING 413Introduction 413Thomas J. Grites27. Campus Administrator Perspectives on Advising 415James E. Bultman, Faye N. Vowell, Jocelyn Y. Harney, and John Smarrelli with Susan Ames28. Advising Administrator Perspectives on Advising 438Kathy J. Davis, Dick Vallandingham, and Philip D. Christman29. Perspectives on the Future of Academic Advising 456Thomas J. Grites, Virginia N. Gordon, and Wesley R. HableyPART SIX: EXEMPLARY PRACTICES IN ACADEMIC ADVISING 473Virginia N. GordonAppendix A. National Academic Advising Association 521Concept of Academic Advising 523Appendix B. The Statement of Core Values of Academic Advising 525Appendix C. Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education Standards and Guidelines for Academic Advising 533Name Index 547Subject Index 555