This study delves into teacher consultation in Taiwan, specifically how teacher-counselors support teachers with student-related issues, aiming to explore and elucidate a culturally relevant consultation model suitable for the Taiwanese school context. Through interviews with 89 participants, including 46 teacher-counselors, 30 teachers, and 13…

Objective: Given funding concerns and heightened work expectations at baccalaureate degree-granting community colleges, we set out to understand faculty advisors' emotional labor in such context. Methods: We conducted a supra analysis, which is a form of secondary analysis of qualitative data. Existing interview data were drawn from a…

Where should academic advising be housed within a college or university organizational structure? To assure that the academic is emphasized in academic advising, the most logical and appropriate location is within the academic structure of the institution, which means being placed as close as possible to the faculty and the curriculum. This…

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,…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore pre-medical advisors' perceptions on their role in the pathway to medicine for students historically underrepresented in medicine (URiM) and to gain insight into barriers these students face. While a small amount of research exists on the perspective of URiM pre-medical students on the pathway…

Given a myriad of recent contemporary challenges graduate students are facing as well as long-standing issues with student attrition, there is a pressing need to reexamine models of doctoral student progress. While existing research commonly examines departure or failure to meet milestones as the outcome of interest, by the time students leave…

This article explores the critical role advisors play in student success and strategies for ensuring that institutions retain them. By using an Appreciative Advising Framework, supervisors can support the advisors on their teams in co-creating their professional narratives leading to greater job satisfaction, staff retention, and better advising.

Academic advising is a critical component of student success, retention, and completion. The advising process is vital to the success of community college students and serves as a tool for connecting students with faculty. Faculty advisors are often immersed in the college culture and are highly familiar with discipline and institutional…

Objective: Graduate students are more likely to experience mental illness than their peers in the general population. One potential source of support for personal issues and/or mental illness is a graduate student's faculty advisor. Although the relationship between faculty advisors and graduate students can positively influence the success and…

The academy has undergone substantial change in the last decade with many new internal and external pressures. Relatively fewer full-time faculty are asked to do much more. Advisers are taking on more roles than previously expected, with little to no training. Graduate student enrollment has increased while the job market has tightened. Graduate…

A Model United Nations (MUN) conference is one of Political Science's most enduring and iconic formats for active learning and a defining event for many undergraduate students and high school students. Despite its established place in the discipline of Political Science, a MUN conference is an event that defies attempts at perfection, due mainly…

This paper discusses the advisor-advisee relationship in doctoral education and how international doctoral students in the United States experience this relationship. International doctoral students make significant contributions to U.S. campuses, communities, and research enterprises. Higher education stakeholders should attempt to understand…

The 21st century and its many challenges (invasion of digital technology, climate change, health crises, political crises, etc.) alert us that we need new educational responses, led by new education professionals. Research has shown that for these professionals to change in a substantial and profound way, they must change their identity, that is,…

Objective: Homesickness among university students may impact their wellbeing and academic success. The study purpose was to examine homesickness and self-reported outcomes/university life events among students on a rural Appalachian campus. Methods: A descriptive study (N = 91) using electronic questionnaires was conducted. Results: Most…

Although academic advising is recognized in the literature as a major contributor to student success, significant gaps still exist regarding its standing as a recognized and defined profession, and the increasingly specialized role of the academic advisor within the higher education community (McGill, 2018; Schulenberg & Lindhorst, 2008).…