Chronic stress and burnout are prevalent in Division I athletics, yet there is limited research on job burnout and workplace stress among academic advisors specializing in Division I athletics. This study contributes a deeper understanding of the experiences of Division I athletics academic advisors regarding job burnout and its contributing…

This research study examined student's expectation, experiences and satisfaction with faculty academic advising using a prescriptive vs. developmental lens. The intent was to explore the student's expectations of academic advising, determine if their experiences aligned with their expectation and if this led to satisfaction of their academic…

Chronic stress and burnout associated with Division I athletics is common and specifically the profession of athletics academic advising at the Division I level has reputed to be, as Meyer (2005) states, "one of the most challenging jobs in higher education." Yet, the topic is under-explored. While roughly one thousand articles are being…

In the past century there has been a significant amount of literature regarding the waves of feminism and the advancement of womxn in higher education. In addition to the waves of feminism and womxn's influence on higher education, there has also been a thorough recounting of the history of academic advising. However, despite all three of these…

Recent research indicated that academic advisors across the nation are encountering parents accompanying their students to college academic advising meetings with greater frequency than in years past; which, as a consequence, has led to frustration and confusion among academic advisors, and advising directors as to what the proper role of parents…

This Dissertation in Practice applied an improvement science approach to address an actionable problem of practice in higher education: lack of assessment of student satisfaction with academic advising. The study took place in a school within a public university in the Southeastern United States. A pre-intervention assessment of the current state…

Calls to adopt proactive advising as a student success strategy are common, but evidence on what this entails is scarce. We present results from a national survey on the conceptualization and institutionalization of proactive advising at four-year U.S. colleges and universities. Examining differing views among advisors and administrators, we…

This qualitative study explores the perceptions of NACADA leaders regarding institutional and structural sources, obstacles, and opportunities related to learning and professional development (PD) for primary-role academic advisors. Through semi-structured interviews with 17 NACADA leaders, the study identifies three key themes: the critical role…

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…

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were adopted by most states in the United States to improve academic rigor, which in turn is believed to better prepare graduating high school students for college and careers. Yet, it is not as well understood whether CCSS Initiative-aligned instruction potentially better prepares all students, thereby availing…

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…

Academic advisors play a critical role in students' success, persistence, and graduation in higher education. As in any organization, individuals are socialized through training and onboarding processes to learn how to engage as functioning members of the organization through formal and informal socialization practices at the organizational or…

How do academic advisors encourage students to consider the meaning, value, and logic of their educational journeys during appointments despite pressures from students and others to discuss rote information, such as curricular rules and requirements? The concept of stealth advising describes how advisors manage such pressures by weaving novel…

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…