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Keywords
College students--Societies and clubs; Faculty advisors; Academic theses;
Abstract
The purpose of this research study was to discover how effective student organization advisors influence student organization success on a residential midwestern campus. Although the roles, skills, and importance of advising have been noted in higher education, leadership studies and business management literature, the advisors' perspective on the importance and practical use of these attributes had not been studied. This inquiry was guided by the following research questions: What constitutes effective advising of a student organization on a four-year residential campus? To what roles, practices, and values do advisors most strongly attribute to their success? A qualitative approach was employed for this study as open-ended interview questions enabled three award winning advisors to reflect their ideas, thoughts and challenges in full detail. This study utilized a conceptual framework based on the roles of advisors identified by Dunkel and Schuh (1998). Data collection from the interview was coded and analyzed in the context of grounded theory (Glaser & Strauss, 1967) although theory formation was outside the purpose of this study. As discovered through this study, advisors combined relationship building and teaching roles to empower student leaders through their advisor position.
Year of Submission
2005
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education
First Advisor
Michael Waggoner
Second Advisor
John Henning
Third Advisor
Geraldine Perreault
Date Original
2005
Object Description
1 PDF file (116 leaves)
Copyright
©2005 James Wyman George Barnes
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Barnes, James Wyman George, "Effective Advising in Student Organizations" (2005). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2033.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2033
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