Open AccessAcademic Advisors and Their Diverse Advisees: Towards More Ethical Global Universities
Author(s) -
Yuko Ikegami Lee,
Amy Scott Metcalfe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of international students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.47
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2166-3750
pISSN - 2162-3104
DOI - 10.32674/jis.v7i4.183
Subject(s) - internationalization , higher education , psychology , public relations , academic advising , compensation (psychology) , public university , medical education , pedagogy , political science , business , social psychology , medicine , public administration , international trade , law
In this comparative content analysis, job postings for academic advising personnel from U.S. and Canadian higher education institutions were examined to ascertain expectations for job candidates in terms of skills and duties, educational requirements, and compensation. Fifty-three job descriptions from 18 research-intensive, public universities were collected for this study. The findings show that institutions expect academic advisors to be multitalented and skilled professionals, but that calls for experience working with international students are limited, despite the rising importance of internationalization in higher education.