Faculty and administrators at St. Joseph's College developed an advising approach using a team of faculty advisors from different disciplines to advise all incoming students. A description of the strategy and its results are presented. (Author/MLW)

One is best able to teach when familiar with student needs and experiences. Cognitive developmental theory can enhance the "art of teaching" and understanding the cognitive stages of student development can help the advisor appreciate a student's perspective. Cognitive theory is translated into useful advising strategies. (MLW)

A relationship exists between the development of individual faculty and their career development and the overall well-being of institutions of higher education. Ways that advising by faculty may be used to help both the institution and the individual faculty member are described. (MLW)

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a practical tool for helping students understand some of the dynamics of how they communicate and approach the decision making process, is described as an instrument that can be a valuable source of information for students and advisors. (Author/MLW)

The increasing number of court decisions dealing with classroom and academic matters attests to the growing judicial sensitivity to students' rights in academic affairs. The advisors' job falls within this academic affairs arena, and they must understand legal issues. (MLW)

Peer advisors can often help entering freshmen adjust to the environment of a large university by serving as experience guides, advisors, confidantes, or friends, to whom the new students can easily related. The Peer Advising Program at Iowa State is described. (Author/MLW)

Some campuses have too many students to advise on an individual basis, and faculty realize that it is impossible to do an adequate job. In such situations, advising models must be developed that allow faculty to advise students via a process different than the one-on-one model. (MLW)

Cognitive style has a great potential in individualizing instruction. This approach to learning presents opportunities to academic advisers, educators, and student personnel specialists. Cognitive style, Jung's theory of types, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and field dependency and field independency are discussed. (MLW)

The student athlete presents unique challenges for academic advisors attempting to meet ethical, legal, and academic standards. This advisor must be knowledgeable about athletic regulations, academic rules, and requirements, and should understand the demands placed on student athletes. The National Collegiate Athletic Association's Proposal 48 has…

A career counseling program integrated into an academic advising office is described. A major tool used is a Career Decision Kit designed to make the student more aware of career needs and relate them to the options available. Career counseling specialists work together with faculty academic advisors to counsel students for overall planning. (MSE)

An American academic advisor compares U.S. systems and techniques with those in several English institutions. Problems unique to the English institutions include certain customs and attitudes and lack of flexibility in the educational system, and similarities include some administrative problems and the need for acceptance of the service. (MSE)

Contrasts developmental counseling with traditional counseling, arguing that it differs in its focus on consultation, advisement, instruction, and collaborative skills. Discusses the crises currently confronting counseling and argues for a clear demonstration of professionalism. (AYC)

This report describes the third annual National Adult Student Priorities Study (ASPS), an attempt to determine the areas of highest importance to students aged 25 and older. The 2002 ASPS represents data from 78 colleges and universities representing four-year public, four-year private, and two-year community, junior, and technical institutions.…

In this study, the reliability of the American College Testing (ACT) Program's "Survey of Academic Advising" (SAA) was examined using both univariate and multivariate generalizability theory approaches. The primary purpose of the study was to compare the results of three generalizability theory models (a random univariate model, a mixed…

This handbook for faculty advisors seeks to clarify Edgecombe Community College's (ECC's) (North Carolina) advising theories and concepts. The handbook is designed for instructors as well as program chairpersons and coordinators who are assigned the responsibility of advising students in their programs. The guide is divided into five sections:…