Reconceptualizing academic advising using the full range leadership model

JE Barbuto, JS Story, SM Fritz… - Journal of Leadership …, 2008 - emerald.com
JE Barbuto, JS Story, SM Fritz, JL Schinstock
Journal of Leadership Education, 2008emerald.com
Developmental and prescriptive advising styles have been the focus of the academic
advising literature for the past 35 years. Academic advising scholars have called for a new
paradigm in the field. Drawing from leadership theory, a new model for academic advising is
proposed. Full range advising encompasses laissez-faire, management-by-exception,
contingent rewards, and transformational behaviors. The long-term impact of
transformational advising is one that will likely take years to fully realize, however measures …
Developmental and prescriptive advising styles have been the focus of the academic advising literature for the past 35 years. Academic advising scholars have called for a new paradigm in the field. Drawing from leadership theory, a new model for academic advising is proposed. Full range advising encompasses laissez-faire, management-by-exception, contingent rewards, and transformational behaviors. The long-term impact of transformational advising is one that will likely take years to fully realize, however measures of transformational leadership are both reliable and valid. These measures can be used to determine whether advisors’ use of transformational advising behaviors is related to positive student outcomes.
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