Strengths-Based Advising: A New Lens for Higher Education
- 1 September 2005
- journal article
- Published by National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) in NACADA Journal
- Vol. 25 (2), 20-29
- https://doi.org/10.12930/0271-9517-25.2.20
Abstract
Strengths-based advising is proposed as a new lens for higher education, one that enables advisors to see diverse groups of students fulfill their potential and achieve excellence. Based on research from social work, positive psychology, and the business world, this approach enables advisors to identify and build on the inherent talents students bring with them into the college and university setting, teaching students to develop and apply their strengths to new and challenging learning tasks. This explicit focus on students' natural talents builds the confidence and motivation necessary for achievement and persistence in college. We contend that this approach to advising represents a much-needed paradigm shift within higher education.Keywords
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