A Survey of Sophomore Students' Impressions of Academic Advising Services at East Tennessee State University

• Main Author: Gross, Ronald D.
• Format: Others
• Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 1996
• Subjects: Education; Higher education; School administration; Tennessee; Educational Administration and Supervision; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration
• Online Access: https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2690; https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4081&context=etd

This study of sophomore students' at East Tennessee State University was conducted to determine students' impressions of the institutional academic advising program, to assess students' level of satisfaction with the academic advisor's assistance with those topics discussed in academic advising sessions, and to determine students' impressions of their academic advisor. The data collected in this study revealed that the sophomore students at ETSU were slightly dissatisfied with their advisor's assistance. Data derived from comparative analyses for differences in impressions of academic advising services found that specific demographic groups were basically neutral in their satisfaction with advising. Few statistically significant differences were found in these demographic groupings. A comparative analysis of ETSU students to a national norm study revealed significant differences in the impressions of academic advising services. The ETSU students were significantly less satisfied than students from the national norm study. The data in this study indicated there was a need for improving the academic services available at ETSU. Several recommendations were made. Institutional strategies and programmatic strategies were outlined to improve academic advising at ETSU.