Aubele, Emily
(2017)
SHINING A LIGHT IN THE LABYRINTH: THE IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON FACULTY ADVISORS AND THEIR WORK WITH RURAL, FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
The purpose of this Action Research study was to investigate the impact of the first iteration of a training and development program for faculty academic advisors. The program intends to assist faculty advisors to enhance and refine the academic advising strategies they employ when working with first generation, rural college students at Clarion University’s Venango Campus. This study first explored, through focus groups, the experiences and perceptions of faculty advisors and first generation rural college students related to academic advising. Findings from that exploration served as a basis for the development and implementation of a campus specific academic advising training and development program for faculty, with an emphasis on the advising and self-efficacy needs of the first generation, rural college student. The study found that advisors who have access to training and development opportunities, and institutional support for their advising work with students are better able to employ developmental advising approaches that help to successfully guide the first-generation, rural college student through the transition to the academic environment. Faculty advisors who do not receive regular training and development, or are unclear as to the institutional advising
philosophy, struggle to provide advising services that extend beyond the prescriptive and may feel underprepared to help students transition successfully.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Contributors: |
| Contribution | Contributors Name | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Committee Chair | Weidman, John | weidman@pitt.edu | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Committee Member | Perry, Jill | jperry@pitt.edu | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Committee Member | Lott, David | dlott@clarion.edu | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Date: |
27 April 2017 |
| Date Type: |
Submission |
| Defense Date: |
31 March 2017 |
| Approval Date: |
28 August 2017 |
| Submission Date: |
1 June 2017 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
86 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Education > Administrative and Policy Studies |
| Degree: |
EdD - Doctor of Education |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
No |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Advising, first generation, rural |
| Date Deposited: |
28 Aug 2017 15:03 |
| Last Modified: |
28 Aug 2017 15:03 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/31605 |
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