ERIC Number: EJ1339040
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0316-1218
EISSN: N/A
An Analysis of Trends and Themes in Research Articles on Canadian Student Services
Clarke, Kathleen; Arnold, Christine Helen
Canadian Journal of Higher Education, v51 n3 p145-165 2021
Student services professionals have emerged as significant supportive collaborators in the construction of environments that encourage student success within Canadian post-secondary education (Hardy-Cox & Strange, 2010). In Canada, literature pertaining to student services is evolving and research from other contexts is therefore often used to inform student affairs practices in this context. Yet, without a comprehensive understanding of research that is focused on Canadian student services specifically, those working in post-secondary education are left with a scope of understanding that may not always apply to the unique contexts in which they work. The purpose of this research study is to begin mapping the landscape of research on Canadian student services. We review articles pertaining to student success, the student experience, and student services, that have been published in national ("Canadian Journal of Higher Education") and international ("Journal of College Student Development"; "Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice"; Journal of College Student Psychotherapy"; "Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice"; and "Student Success") student services and post-secondary education journals. This scoping review documents Canadian academic research published within the student services field and describes contributing authors and their affiliations, graduate student and post-doctoral fellow involvement, provincial and territorial research clusters, research movements over the decades, institutional research contexts, and research participants' level of education and communities/populations, as well as contextual trends and themes. [Publication year printed on PDF is incorrect. This article was published in 2021.]
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, Educational Trends, Student Personnel Services, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Student Personnel Workers, Research Reports, Student Experience, Periodicals
Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. P.O. Box 34091, RPO Fort Richmond, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5T5, Canada. Tel: 204-474-6404; Fax: 204-474-7561; e-mail: csshe@cc.umanitoba.ca; Web site: http://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Canada
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A