A qualitative study of freshmen's and academic advisors' perspectives on academic advising in nursing |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Health Sciences, Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong;2. School of Nursing, Tung Wah College, Kwai Chung, Kowloon, Hong Kong;1. West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, 37#, Guoxuexiang, Wuhou District, Chengdu 610041, China;2. Department of Gerontological Home Care and Long-Term Care Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan;3. West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, 17#, Section 3, South Remin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China;4. School of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1166# Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan 611137, China;5. School of Business, Chengdu University, 2025#, Chenglue Avenue, Longquanyi District, Chengdu 610106, China;6. Kunming Medical University, 1168#, Chunrong west road, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China |
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| Abstract: | Many universities have established academic advisor schemes so that academic advisors play a proactive role in supporting freshmen, helping them to achieve both academic goals and personal and professional aspirations. This research aimed to explore freshmen's and academic advisors' perspectives on the academic advisor scheme of a nursing school. A total of 79 participants (74 freshmen and five academic advisors) were recruited to participate in this qualitative research. The freshmen participated in a focus group interview, with 6–10 freshmen per group, and the academic advisors participated in an individual in-depth interview. Both expressed their perspectives on academic advising in four domains: (i) relationship building, (ii) academic development, (iii) personal growth, and (iv) professional goals. Most of the freshmen were satisfied and indicated that they had benefited from the academic advisor scheme, suggesting that academic advisors played a significant role in advising and supporting them. However, the results showed that relationships between freshmen and academic advisors should be further strengthened. |
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| Keywords: | Academic advising Freshmen Nurse education Qualitative study |
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