This dissertation studies how the work of academic advising in higher education is impacted by the advisor's lived experience and how that lived experience impacts their advising practice and self-efficacy. The core interest of the study is how the experience of being a professional academic advisor impacts advisors' ability to do their work…

The present research investigates the connection between academic advising and academic identity development. The study employed a qualitative interview-based design to develop a grounded theory depicting the interaction of the academic advising process with the phenomenon of academic identity development. The participant group for the study…

Although the practice of academic advising in North America has existed since the colonial era, it is only within the past century that an organized movement to shape the field has taken root. Most of the literature seeking to clarify the role, purpose, and function of academic advising is restricted to the United States. The purpose of this…

In the dynamic educational environment, college and university leaders are feeling more pressure from federal and state funding agencies to justify the rising cost in college education. A major influence in student success is the ability of students to develop attainable educational and career goals. College administrators put academic advisors in…

Faculty academic advising provides students with academic support to enhance academic persistence and retention. Prior research on faculty academic advising has not included higher education leaders' (HELs') perceptions of the function and purpose of faculty academic advising when creating policies and procedures that are intended to support…

Academic advisors can have a positive impact on the progress of an increasingly diverse student population in higher education, but there is no required professional certification or educational background for academic advisors. The lack of required certification puts the onus for academic advisor training and professional development on the…

Academic Advising values and approaches can often conflict with the culture, norms, and practices within an institution. The purpose of this study is to explore the values that academic advisors bring to their work, how those values might conflict with the practices of their universities, and how advisors navigate conflicting values and advocate…

The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenographic study was to understand the experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives of new, primary role academic advisors at four-year public institutions in the United States. Research on advising has provided insight into advising best practices and the student perceptions of academic advising; however,…

Research shows that relationship-based advising has a track record of producing better student outcomes and retention, thus local college administrators chose relationship-based advising as the advising model to be used at the campus. The problem addressed in this study was inconsistent implementation of the relationship-based advising model by…

This dissertation explored the experiences of cisgender, gay male academic advisors in higher education. Using participant-generated photo elicitation and narrative interviews with 10 participants, the study revealed gay academic advisors were forced to negotiate their sexual identity in higher education. Through their negotiation, academic…

The COVID-19 pandemic unveiled significant inequities within our social, economic, and educational infrastructures, prompting reconsideration of conventional approaches to education. Drawing from national trends and experiences at a four-year regional institution in East Texas, the current study delves into student departure rates and disparities…

This study employs a mixed-methods approach to explore perceptions of academic advising among faculty, advisors, and undergraduate students at an urban university in the Midwest, focusing on its implications for student success. Utilizing Creswell's research design framework, the research integrates quantitative and qualitative data collection…

This study examines the advising relationship of faculty advisors and student advisees at a public liberal arts college that is part of a multi-campus university system. The study was designed to capture and compare the perceptions that faculty and students had of their experience working together in an advising relationship. Data was derived from…

Can faculty advising ease the postgraduation stress for political science majors and help them pick a career after graduation? Faculty advisors have increasingly become the norm, yet Collins et al. find that there is wide disparity on career preparation offered to political science students across institutions in the United States. In this paper,…

Although student advising is known to improve student success, its application is often inadequate in institutions that are resource constrained. Given recent advances in large language models (LLMs) such as Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT), automated approaches such as the AutoScholar Advisor system affords viable alternatives to…