Abstract:
This study examined student perception of academic advising and advisor effectiveness. The population for the study consisted of 137 students advised by agricultural and extension education faculty. Data were collected through a mail survey. Findings indicated that a majority of students could identify their advisors as faculty members (75%), and knew their advisor's by name (98%). Seventy-seven percent of the students reported that it is either "easy" or "very easy" to meet their advisors. Most students felt that their advisors are doing a nice of job advising. They considered their advisors as caring, responsible, and knowledgeable individuals. However, they suggested that advisors can do even better in advising functions such as course selection, career developnient, and adjusting course load. Honesty, friendliness, caring, and excellent communication skills were the characteristics students identified as important for a quality advisor-advisee relationships.
Keywords:
academic advising, agricultural and extension education, empirical study
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