University First Year Advisors: A network approach for first year student transition and retention. A Practice Report.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><em>Focussing expressly on student support and retention, improving the first y...
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Queensland University of Technology
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| author | Geraldine Box Natalie Callan Tammy Geddes Helen Mary Kemp Janine Wojcieszek |
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| spelling | doaj.art-06078e9d75d4464ea6695b65fd90eea52022-12-21T20:33:57ZengQueensland University of TechnologyInternational Journal of the First Year in Higher Education1838-29592012-03-01319110010.5204/intjfyhe.v3i1.10751University First Year Advisors: A network approach for first year student transition and retention. A Practice Report.Geraldine Box0Natalie Callan1Tammy Geddes2Helen Mary Kemp3Janine Wojcieszek4Murdoch UniversityMurdoch UniversityMurdoch UniversityMurdoch UniversityMurdoch University<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><em>Focussing expressly on student support and retention, improving the first year experience has been addressed by Murdoch University through the implementation of a School discipline-specific network of professional First Year Advisors (FYAs). FYA initiatives, both broad-based and varied, have been developed in alignment with the changing needs of students as identified throughout the semesters. A combination of outreach telephone campaigns and face-to-face student support enables FYAs to conduct a "just in time" approach to positively increase student engagement, and ultimately, retention. With a bespoke database, FYAs and academic staff have been able to streamline the process of reporting students in need of support, and gather data relating to student retention. The FYA program is yet to be formally evaluated although initial feedback and student consultation is promising. This paper outlines the program's development, current initiatives and expected outcomes. <br /></em></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><em> </em></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><em><br /></em></span></p>https://fyhejournal.com/article/view/107first year advisors, retention, transition, network, first year experience, |
| spellingShingle | Geraldine Box Natalie Callan Tammy Geddes Helen Mary Kemp Janine Wojcieszek University First Year Advisors: A network approach for first year student transition and retention. A Practice Report. International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education first year advisors, retention, transition, network, first year experience, |
| title | University First Year Advisors: A network approach for first year student transition and retention. A Practice Report. |
| title_full | University First Year Advisors: A network approach for first year student transition and retention. A Practice Report. |
| title_fullStr | University First Year Advisors: A network approach for first year student transition and retention. A Practice Report. |
| title_full_unstemmed | University First Year Advisors: A network approach for first year student transition and retention. A Practice Report. |
| title_short | University First Year Advisors: A network approach for first year student transition and retention. A Practice Report. |
| title_sort | university first year advisors a network approach for first year student transition and retention a practice report |
| topic | first year advisors, retention, transition, network, first year experience, |
| url | https://fyhejournal.com/article/view/107 |
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