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 Topic:  Academic Advising

Academic Advising:  A Comprehensive Handbook

            Virginia Gordon and Wesley R. Habley, Editors.

            Call No.:  378.1 A1682                                    Location:  LL, DE, ST 

            Exploring all of the critical aspects of academic advising, this handbook clarifies its current status and  provides suggestions for its role and practice in the future.  Includes bibliographical references and index.

 
Academic Advising as a Comprehensive Campus Process

            Robert E. Glennen and Faye N. Vowell

            Call No.:  378.1 A1682                                    Location:  LL, DE, ST

             This monograph describes ways people in all parts of the institution may serve as advisors, the kinds of interaction to be expected among support services, and the role of an institution that is formally charged with academic advising.  Includes bibliographical references.

 
Advising and Learning:  Academic Advising from the Perspective of Small Colleges and Universities

             Martha Hemwall and Kent C. Trachte

            Call No.:  378.1 A2449                                    Location:  LL, DE, ST

             This monograph studies academic advising as learning from the perspective of small colleges and examines what and how students learn rather than the roles and duties of advisors, administrators, and the advising system.  Includes bibliographical references.

             Manuel Ramos and Dick Vallandingham

            Call No.:  378.1 A2449                                    Location:  LL, DE, ST

             This monograph examines the aspects of advising directly related to the challenges faced when working with students with disabilities.  Basic and advanced issues are examined, and practical and effective strategies are presented.  Includes bibliographical references.

 
Advisor Training:  Exemplary Practices in the Development of Advisor Skills

            National Academic Advising Association

            Call No.:  378.1 A2449                                    Location:  LL, DE, ST

             Exemplary practices in advisor training and development are highlighted in this monograph, which also presents numerous development activities for staff, faculty, and peer advisors.  Includes bibliographical references.


Current Practices in Academic Advising:  Final Report on ACT’s Fifth National Survey of Academic Advising

            Wesley R. Habley and Ricardo H. Morales, Editors

            Call No.:  378.1 C9764                                    Location:  LL, DE, ST

             ACT’s final report from the fifth national survey of academic advising summarizes current practices.  Survey data tables, observations, and conclusions discuss general campus practices, faculty advising, advising centers, and goal achievement/program effectiveness. 

 
The “E” Factor in Delivering Advising and Student Services

             Gary L. Kramer and M. Wayne Childs

            Call No.:  378.1 E111                                      Location:  LL, DE, ST

             This monograph focuses on the planning, development, implementation, and current best practices of student services and how to apply today’s micro-technologies to efforts in establishing quality advisor-student contact.   Includes bibliographical references.

 
First-year Academic Advising:  Patterns in the Present, Pathways to the Future

             M. Lee Upcraft and Gary L. Kramer

            Call No.:  378.1 U65                                        Location:  LL, DE, ST

             No mission is more vital to the success of higher education than insuring the initial success of entering students, and this monograph provides information to assist professionals in understanding and adopting successful advising strategies for first-year students.


Reaffirming the Role of Faculty in Academic Advising

             Gary L. Kramer and Susan H. Frost

            Call No.:  378.1 R2879                                    Location:  LL, DE, ST

             This monograph describes the engagement of faculty in bringing about vitality in the four critical areas of academic advising (training, accountability, evaluation, and recognition and reward) and provides a better way of documenting, improving and evaluating faculty advising.  Includes bibliographical references.

Codes

 LL           Lewis Library, Helena campus

DE            DeWitt Campus Library

ST           Stuttgart Campus Library

Book descriptions included with acknowledgement to publishers’ website.

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