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ADVISING AND COACHING
Background and Rationale:
Advising and coaching is critical to the success of the Bonner Program implementation. Through the process of advising, a student can gain a sense of belonging in the program, which supports his or her retention over two to four years. Through ongoing coaching, the student gets a stronger sense of his or her values, talents, skills, and personal leadership style. The advising process often happens in the context of one-to-one relationships with a staff member, but need not excludeother types of interaction. Advising can also happen in small groups, such as class groups or reflection sessions. Peers can also serve as advisors and coaches to students, through
both formalized and informastructures. Nonetheless, the
Best Practices covered at this time (fall 2004) focus
on activities that students do, with the guidance of staff.
The Student Developmental Model is likewise a foundation for the structure of Advising, as it is for the Co-Curricular Area. The 5 E’s (expectation, explore, experience, example, and expertise) represent the notion of a continued path of development for students, reinforced by complementary service, co-curricular, and curricular experience. The Advising process and experience can reinforce students’ self-concept and development of skills, knowledge areas, and exploration of the Common Commitments (Civic Engagement, Community Building, International Perspective, Diversity, Spiritual Exploration, and Social Justice. Each campus can consider the skills and knowledge areas it is mapping into the experience at each level/class and think about how Advising (through 1-to-1 meetings, site evaluations, portfolio development, etc.) can reinforce this progression.
The purpose of this Resource Document is to better describe what makes these Advising elements effective and excellent. It can be used by Bonner Staff, student leaders, and others on campus to ensure that the planning and implementation of your Advising strategies support positive outcomes for students.
Best Practices to be covered at this time:
Also see related practices covered in other sections:
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