Leveraging institutional knowledge for student success: promoting academic advisors

To engage students and meet institutional goals, higher education leaders need to leverage the institutional knowledge of their staff and their professional competencies. Evidence based decision-making provides a stepping-stone to strategic staffing practices. Strategically developing and retaining...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Perspectives (Association of University Administrators (U.K.)) 2015-10, Vol.19 (4), p.135-141
Main Authors: Pellegrino, Jeffrey Louis, Snyder, Charity, Crutchfield, Nikki, Curtis, Cesquinn M., Pringle, Eboni
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Advising
career ladder
Case Studies
Change Agents
Decision Making
Education policy
Educational leadership
Educational Policy
Empowerment
Higher education
Instructional Leadership
Knowledge management
leadership
Leadership Training
Meta Analysis
Occupational Mobility
Ohio
Organization development
Organizational Culture
Policy Analysis
Policy Formation
School Policy
Stakeholders
Strategic Planning
Universities
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:To engage students and meet institutional goals, higher education leaders need to leverage the institutional knowledge of their staff and their professional competencies. Evidence based decision-making provides a stepping-stone to strategic staffing practices. Strategically developing and retaining staff members moves the conversation from foundational evidence to policy and practices. This meta-analysis provides a case study for the development process of a 'career ladder' borne in institutional evidence and strategically implemented through leadership and policy development. Five steps are identified in the achievement institutional recognition and sustainability for key personnel in Academic Advising. Step 1: empower institutional leaders; Step 2: recruit change leaders; Step 3: link strategic plan outcomes to larger institutional culture and policy; Step 4: engage strategic stakeholders; and Step 5: assess policy implementation and outcomes (different processes). Practical implementation strategies for policy are discussed.
ISSN:1360-3108
1460-7018
DOI:10.1080/13603108.2015.1081302