Jenny R. Fox Holly E. Martin
"Academic Advising and the First College Year draws on NACADA's
vast knowledge of and experience with academic advising that help
readers apply that wisdom directly to their institution's
first-year advising practices. This is a 'must read' for anyone who
is serious about continuous quality improvement in academic
advising for new college students."--John N. Gardner, President,
and Andrew K. Koch, Chief Operating Officer, both John N. Gardner
Institute of Excellence in Undergraduate Education, Brevard, NC
(9/27/2017 12:00:00 AM)
"A useful and thoughtful scholarly contributionabout the importance
and current state of academic advising for present daycollege
students. This book is intended to supplement and build upon
previousscholarship about college advising for first year students,
but with particularattention to present day contexts, such as the
crucial matter of advising anincreasingly diverse student
population. This text is a valuable and importantresource for
higher educational professionals and stakeholders who are seekingto
be better informed about concepts, theories, and practice
pertaining tocollege advising.This text is a valuable and important
resourcefor advisors, but is also a helpful text for faculty,
administrators, and anyother stakeholders. College advisors will
benefit from the conceptual, theoretical, and practical
underpinnings that are presented in the book.Faculty might utilize
this book, or selected chapters, in courses that centeron student
development, research on college students, diversity, equity,
andinclusion, or critical issues in higher education. Perhaps a
usefulcontribution of this book is its capacity to potentially
promote classroomdiscourse about the changing landscape of present
day college students and howto shape institutional practices to
effectively promote college success forfirst year students.
Finally, administrators and other stakeholders will gain
afundamental understanding about the crucial issues that presently
existregarding first year college advising and some of the ways
that collegeadvisors are confronting and tackling these issues."--
"Teachers College Record"
"At no time in the history of American higher education has student
success been more important. Academic Advising and the First
College Year provides readers with a clear and definitive
understanding of the important role academic advisors play in
first-year students' academic success and degree completion.
Authors identify and investigate key issues, skills, and strategies
for all who work with first-year students."--Charlie L. Nutt,
Executive Director, NACADA
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