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- Title
Academic Advisors as Adult Educators: First-Year Experience Instructors.
- Authors
Alvarez, Rene Ragmett; Towne, Vicki Sheri
- Abstract
The article presents a study of the role of professional academic advisors as adult educators and the enrollment in first-year experience courses in improving student retention. Ir explores instructional event that could help academic advisors to group instruction strategies as an introduction to active teaching and learner-centered learning. It suggests the benefits of the approach for academic advisors to have positive impact on student success.
- Subjects
FACULTY advisors; EDUCATION of adult educators; SCHOOL dropout prevention; DIRECT instruction; STUDENT-centered learning; ACTIVE learning; ACADEMIC achievement
- Publication
MPAEA Journal of Adult Education, 2016, Vol 45, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
0090-4244
- Publication type
Article