ERIC Number: EJ1412619
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-9517
EISSN: EISSN-2330-3840
Academic Advising's Hidden Role in Fostering Validation/Belonging Leading to Improved Grades
Erin L. DeRosa
NACADA Journal, v43 n2 p121-135 2023
Recognizing the increasing role academic advising has come to play in student success strategies, this quantitative study sought to explore the relationships between advising, validation/belonging, and students' college grade point average (GPA). The researcher also examined how students' marginalized status played a role in these relationships. A national sample of 7,211 graduating senior students was used to test a path model. Multiple regression analyses revealed that while there was no direct relationship between advising and GPA, advising had an indirect impact on GPA via students' experiences of validation/belonging. Moving forward, student success strategies should situate validating practices that foster belonging and validation at the center of advising interventions.
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Role, Sense of Community, Grade Point Average, College Seniors, Student Experience, Success, Outcomes of Education
National Academic Advising Association. NACADA Executive Office, Kansas State University, 2323 Anderson Avenue Suite 225, Manhattan, KS 66502-2912. Tel: 785-532-5717; Fax: 785-532-7732; e-mail: nacada@ksu.edu; Web site: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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