abstract: The purpose for this doctoral action research study was to discover if and how an updated training and development curriculum benefited residential student organization advisers at Arizona State University (ASU). Eleven advisers of residential student organizations completed a pilot training and development program and agreed to participate in a focus group. This program consisted of nine 60-minute workshops as well as a journaling experience. Data was collected through a focus group at the completion of the nine workshops to document the practical value of the training and development program and to determine how prepared advisers were for their professional roles. Study participants named six important themes in understanding the most effective methods for training and developing advisers: interaction among advisers, the experiences of seasoned advisers, the dialogues and other learning techniques, the structure and timing of the training workshops, the training curriculum itself, and the general understanding of how to support students best. Participants also reported practical value in the effectiveness of the program, positive reactions to the overall training curriculum, and mixed perspectives on the value of journaling as a part of the development experience. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ed.D. Higher and Postsecondary Education 2012
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:14523 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Contributors | Shapiro, Cory Adam (Author), Clark, Christopher M (Advisor), Wilkinson, Christine (Committee member), Denke, Mark (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Format | 102 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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