Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
NACADA Journal
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Abstract
Although international research regarding advising is burgeoning, most of the research on the role of and advantages related to academic advising has been limited to U.S. colleges and universities. This ethnographic case study conducted at a Liberian university examined the organizational culture of advising from student, faculty, and staff perspectives after the establishment of the Student Academic Advisement and Career Counseling Center. The findings suggest two primary elements that shape the role of advising and college student experience: postwar challenges in Liberian higher education and the shifting perspective on student centeredness. As a result, these elements have redefined the preliminary role of the advising center into a concept referred to as the advising palaver hut.
DOI Link
ISSN
Publisher
National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
Volume
37
First Page
51
Last Page
65
Disciplines
Education
Keywords
Advising research, Metaphors, Non-Western, Organizational culture, Postconflict, Student centeredness
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Sy, Jobila Williams, "The Advising Palaver Hut: Case Study in West African Higher Education" (2017). All Works. 3337.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/3337
Indexed in Scopus
no
Open Access
yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series