Abstract
Advising students toward success at the university and college levels often solely focuses on academic advising alone, leaving them struggling in other areas of their postsecondary educational experiences, which can greatly hinder student retention rates (Karp et al., 2021). However, when postsecondary students have access to highly effective advisors who invest more deeply into the advising process, the students become confident, empowered, and invested in their college experiences; as a result, they continue to re-enroll each semester. Recently, there has been increased insight into the importance of non-academic support provided by academic advisors to students, such as helping gain employment as well as providing social and emotional support (Small, 2013). Hence, this manuscript focuses on an original advising model that promotes an increase in student retention, including, but not limited to, at-risk students, first-generation students, and underclassmen. By implementing strategies from an original creation of the P.A.S.E. Advising Model, university and college advisors can learn how to form connections with their advisees by using specific techniques that keep their students passionate, driven, and focused on completing their programs and earning their degrees. The P.A.S.E. Advising Model focuses on the following areas to improve retention rates: Professional, Academic, Social, and Emotional success. This manuscript draws on research-based evidence from peer-reviewed articles to support the given approaches.
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Fod, Stephanie
(2024)
"Advising Postsecondary Students to Success and Retention: The P.A.S.E. Model,"
Journal of Excellence in College Teaching and Learning: Vol. 20, Article 9.
Available at:
https://encompass.eku.edu/kjectl/vol20/iss1/9
