Editorial Type: The Advisor’s Toolbox
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Online Publication Date: 01 Mar 1997

Working With Undecided Students: A Hands-on Strategy

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Article Category: Research Article
Page Range: 44 – 48
DOI: 10.12930/0271-9517-17.1.44
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Based on a concept described by the authors as “The Myth of the Academic Major,” a scheme for working with students who are undecided about their choice of major or career was developed. This scheme is a hands-on, time-limited method for using students' self-descriptions, rather than the institution's structure (e.g., lists of curricula), as the starting point for dialogue that points students in academic directions.

Copyright: © 1997 National Academic Advising Association 1997

Contributor Notes

Howard Schein is Director of the Unit one Living/Learning Program, Assistant Director of Housing for Academic Programs, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Educational Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. For more information, contact Howard Schein at h-schein@uiuc.edu.

Ned Scott Laff is Director for Academic Advising at Weber State University.

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