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

  • Lynn Burnett University of Western Sydney
  • Stephen Larmar Griffith University

Abstract

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.

Published
Feb 7, 2011
How to Cite
BURNETT, Lynn; LARMAR, Stephen. Improving the First Year Through an Institution-Wide Approach: The Role of First Year Advisors. The International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, [S.l.], v. 2, n. 1, p. 21-35, feb. 2011. ISSN 1838-2959. Available at: <http://fyhejournal.com/article/view/40>. Date accessed: 16 aug. 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.5204/intjfyhe.v2i1.40.
Section
Articles

Keywords

first year experience, institution-wide strategy, retention, First Year Advisors

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