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Duslak, M. P. (2021). Resolving Ambiguity in Advising: Exploring Leaders' Perceptions of the Purposes, Outcomes, and Functions of Academic Advising. Retrieved from https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/diginole/2020_Summer_Fall_Duslak_fsu_0071E_16317
Academic advising has been a recognized field of work for well over 50 years. Yet, debates continue about its status as a profession. To date, administrator perceptions of the role (purposes, outcomes, and functions) of academic advising have not been extensively studied. This dissertation reflected a study of administrators within the Florida College System with the purpose of understanding how administrator views of the role of academic advising relate to what is espoused in publications from NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising. Additionally, this dissertation explored how institutional characteristics relate to the administrators’ views. Findings indicated that administrators’ top purposes, outcomes, and functions of academic advising were related to generating positive academic outcomes, namely retention and completion. Some institutional characteristics were related to subtle differences regarding administrators’ views of the role of academic advising. More sophisticated and professionalized aspects of the role of the academic advisor were not as highly prioritized. This indicates a disparity between what NACADA communicates to be the role of the advisor and the beliefs of administrators.
Academic Advising, Administrator Perceptions, Florida College System, NACADA, Role Ambiguity, Role Definition
Date of Defense
February 3, 2021.
Submitted Note
A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Advisory Committee
Toby J. Park-Gaghan, Professor Directing Dissertation; John Meyers, University Representative; Bradley Cox, Committee Member; Patrice Iatarola, Committee Member.
Publisher
Florida State University
Identifier
2020_Summer_Fall_Duslak_fsu_0071E_16317
Duslak, M. P. (2021). Resolving Ambiguity in Advising: Exploring Leaders' Perceptions of the Purposes, Outcomes, and Functions of Academic Advising. Retrieved from https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/diginole/2020_Summer_Fall_Duslak_fsu_0071E_16317
