A Third Space Approach to Integrated Academic Student Success Advising (ASSA)

Catherine Picton; Alison Jaquet; Leah Simons; Kaylenne Byrne; Natalie Oostergo; Amanda Henderson; Denise Wood

doi:10.5204/ssj.2855

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A Third Space Approach to Integrated Academic Student Success Advising (ASSA)

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A Third Space Approach to Integrated Academic Student Success Advising (ASSA)

Catherine Picton, Alison Jaquet, Leah Simons, Kaylenne Byrne, Natalie Oostergo, Amanda Henderson and Denise Wood

Student Success, Vol.15(1), pp.35-47

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5204/ssj.2855

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Abstract

Advising

pastoraladvice

academic development

retention

student success

The Academic Student Success Advising (ASSA) project enacted an integrated academic and pastoral approach to advising using McIntosh’s (2023) fundamental principles of advising. This research conducted at two Australian universities explores how shared principles of advising can provide an underpinning structure to pan-university advising approaches as a mechanism of student development. Forty staff were interviewed, exploring understandings and experiences of advising. Data were analysed through the four key advising themes: inclusive, personalised and integrated, developmental, and student-centred. The findings suggest that staff perceive value in integrated advising approaches that connect students’ academic and pastoral experiences through an ‘advising as teaching lens’ and that link areas of the university to enhance student success. Recommendations highlight the value of investing in staff understandings of advising to enhance student development, the intentional embedding of co-curricular skills, and the continued need to develop systems to track advising outcomes.

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Title: A Third Space Approach to Integrated Academic Student Success Advising (ASSA)
Authors: Catherine Picton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Student Services and Engagement
Alison Jaquet (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
Leah Simons (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Student Services and Engagement
Kaylenne Byrne (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Nursing
Natalie Oostergo (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
Amanda Henderson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Nursing
Denise Wood (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students)
Publication details: Student Success, Vol.15(1), pp.35-47
Publisher: Queensland University of Technology
Date published: 2024
DOI: 10.5204/ssj.2855
ISSN: 2205-0795
Copyright note: Except where otherwise noted, content in this journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. As an open access journal, articles are free to use with proper attribution.
Organisation Unit: Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); School of Health - Nursing; Student Services and Engagement; Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students)
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99968898002621
Output Type: Journal article

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