Responses from 134 (of 189) agricultural education graduates at the University of Florida determined their career patterns and assessed their perceptions of the effectiveness of selected aspects of the program. Agricultural coursework, student teaching, and quality of faculty advising and teaching received high ratings. (JOW)

A study found students prefer prescriptive to developmental advising, but like a combination of the two, with limits to the degree of personal involvement desired. Advisors attracted to the developmental mode are cautioned to consider carefully how much personal counseling to provide. Research on student characteristics and preferences is…

The implementation of a microcomputer-based student advising system and its evolution into a successful academic network providing electronic mail, document transfer, information access, and a powerful advising tool are described. (Author/MSE)

The impact of developmental advising activities with high-achieving Black students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania was investigated. Results indicate that involvement in developmental advising had a positive impact on participating students' cumulative grade point average. (Author/MLW)

Intrusive interventions with second semester freshmen on probation is a concept of deliberate intervention in order to enhance student motivation to utilize structured assistant modes. A three-point theoretical model of intrusive advising is presented and an example of a successful framework used at Old Dominion University is described.…

A report from a NACADA Task Force focusing on the particular issue of advising as a profession is summarized. The report was an effort to provide an accurate profile of professional advisers, the tasks they perform, and their perceptions of what "professional" advising means. (Author/MLW)

A variety of resources available to assist college faculty in academic advising tasks are listed, including books, professional journals, annotated bibliographies, reports, monographs, conferences, and organizations. Some items are annotated. Addresses are provided for organizations. (MSE)

An Iowa State University survey of 404 senior engineering students investigated student use of advisors, services and information sought, and patterns of use and satisfaction related to student gender, grade point average, and age. Higher-performing students expressed more satisfaction, and younger students used advisors more for some services.…

A study of 521 teacher education students taking the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) revealed that students with American College Testing Program (ACT) composite scores of 21 or higher had a high probability of passing all 3 parts of the PPST at the first attempt at a cutoff score of 169. A state testing exemption for such students resulted.…

Relates opportunities for consulting psychologists to work with specific population within university setting. Describes consulting relationships between counseling psychologist, academic advising office for student-athletes, and athletic department at University of Notre Dame; and outlines possibilities for consultation with student-athletes in…

Identifies issues relevant to nontransfer college seniors who disenroll before graduating. Analysis suggests that nonretention of seniors was best predicted by dissatisfaction with academic guidance, access to school-related information, and quality of education, as well as by feelings of institutional alienation. Discusses implications for future…

Examines the O'Banion model of academic advising, used for over 20 years, and presents a variation that is both nonlinear and holistic. Applying O'Banion's five dimensions (exploration of life goals, exploration of vocational goals, program choice, course choice, scheduling options) to two case studies, the authors demonstrate how advisors and…

Examines the growing demand for multicultural competence in college graduates, describes the course content and academic-advising activities recommended to develop it, and comments on the limits and inherent dangers of providing multicultural exposure universally. Academic advisors are urged to help students maximize their human capital by adding…

Uses chaos theory as a metaphor for advising undecided college students. Applies chaos theory concepts of dependence on initial conditions, strange attractors, emergent behavior in complex systems, and fractals to the advising relationship. Suggests the paradigm reinforces the basics of advising, such as the importance of accepting the student's…

Traces the history and content of the NACADA (National Academic Advising Association) Journal through an analysis of the content of its 33 published issues, including number and length of articles, type of author(s), methodologies, and references cited. Prominent advising themes and trends are revealed. (Author/MSE)