A Comparative Study of Student and Academic Department Personnel Perceptions of Academic Advising at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

McKinney, Charles W.; Hartwig, Mark

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Publication Date: 1981

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A Comparative Study of Student and Academic Department Personnel Perceptions of Academic Advising at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

McKinney, Charles W.; Hartwig, Mark

College and University, v56 n3 p264-82 Spr 1981

A study showed that the longer students have been at the University of California at Santa Barbara, the more negative their feelings about the available academic advising. Students felt intimidated by faculty, but also that advising services were inadequate. A new system making better use of peer advising is recommended. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Faculty, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Departments, Faculty Advisers, Higher Education, Participant Satisfaction, Peer Counseling, Questionnaires, School Surveys, State Universities, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Time

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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