Harrison Elizabeth
Winona State University, Winona, MN 55987, USA.
J Nurs Educ. 2009 Jul;48(7):361-6. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20090615-02.
Effective academic advising is a dynamic process that facilitates student development, making it a significant investment in students and the academic institutions they attend. It is important to ask what constitutes good academic advising, beginning with an understanding of the nature of the advisor-advisee relationship. This study examined nursing students' perceptions of the characteristics and functions of effective academic advisors. Thirty nursing students and 33 prenursing students were surveyed. When compared with extant education and pedagogical research, being authentic and possessing moral virtues such as caring and trustworthiness were unique characteristics identified by prenursing students. Attempts to rank the importance of advisor functions were not successful, although the most important and least important functions were identified. Implications for practice and suggestions for further study are presented.
有效的学业指导是一个动态过程，它促进学生发展，使其成为对学生及其就读学术机构的一项重大投资。从理解导师与学生关系的本质开始，探究什么构成良好的学业指导很重要。本研究考察了护理专业学生对有效学业导师的特征和职能的看法。对30名护理专业学生和33名护理预科学生进行了调查。与现有的教育和教学研究相比，护理预科学生确定的独特特征包括真实以及具备关怀和可信赖等道德品质。尽管确定了最重要和最不重要的职能，但对导师职能的重要性进行排名的尝试并不成功。本文还提出了对实践的启示和进一步研究的建议。
