Improving the First Year Through an Institution-Wide Approach: The Role of First Year Advisors

Improving the First Year Through an Institution-Wide Approach: The Role of First Year Advisors

<p><em>An example of a long term strategic development aimed at improving first year student engagement and retention in an Australian-based university is presented. One innovative practice has been the creation and implementation of the First Year Advisor (FYA) role, an academic positio...

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Main Authors: Lynn Burnett, Stephen Larmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Queensland University of Technology 2011-02-01
Series:International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education
Subjects:
first year experience, institution-wide strategy, retention, First Year Advisors
Online Access:https://fyhejournal.com/article/view/40
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spelling doaj-da9a606501b148ccb662352606308afe2020-11-25T03:05:33ZengQueensland University of TechnologyInternational Journal of the First Year in Higher Education1838-29592011-02-0121213510.5204/intjfyhe.v2i1.4026Improving the First Year Through an Institution-Wide Approach: The Role of First Year AdvisorsLynn Burnett0Stephen Larmar1University of Western SydneyGriffith University<p><em>An example of a long term strategic development aimed at improving first year student engagement and retention in an Australian-based university is presented. One innovative practice has been the creation and implementation of the First Year Advisor (FYA) role, an academic position, situated at a degree level within the Faculties/Schools across the University. This paper presents vignettes of local level FYA initiatives as well as strategic institution-wide activity as an example of one approach which sought to engage in sustained first year student experience improvement.</em></p>https://fyhejournal.com/article/view/40first year experience, institution-wide strategy, retention, First Year Advisors
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Improving the First Year Through an Institution-Wide Approach: The Role of First Year Advisors
International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education
first year experience, institution-wide strategy, retention, First Year Advisors
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Stephen Larmar
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title Improving the First Year Through an Institution-Wide Approach: The Role of First Year Advisors
title_short Improving the First Year Through an Institution-Wide Approach: The Role of First Year Advisors
title_full Improving the First Year Through an Institution-Wide Approach: The Role of First Year Advisors
title_fullStr Improving the First Year Through an Institution-Wide Approach: The Role of First Year Advisors
title_full_unstemmed Improving the First Year Through an Institution-Wide Approach: The Role of First Year Advisors
title_sort improving the first year through an institution-wide approach: the role of first year advisors
publisher Queensland University of Technology
series International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education
issn 1838-2959
publishDate 2011-02-01
description <p><em>An example of a long term strategic development aimed at improving first year student engagement and retention in an Australian-based university is presented. One innovative practice has been the creation and implementation of the First Year Advisor (FYA) role, an academic position, situated at a degree level within the Faculties/Schools across the University. This paper presents vignettes of local level FYA initiatives as well as strategic institution-wide activity as an example of one approach which sought to engage in sustained first year student experience improvement.</em></p>
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