On Professionalization Through Scholarship: A Conversation with Dr. Leigh Shaffer (1947-2017)

Authors

  • Craig M. McGill University of South Dakota

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26209/mj2161221

Keywords:

academic advising, professionalization

Abstract

Craig M. McGill interviews the late Leigh Shaffer on the professionalization of academic advising and his contributions to the field. Shaffer responds to critiques of his work and how he sees the field needing to increase its scholarly base in order to move towards professionalization.

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Published

2019-06-04

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Vol. 21 (2019): The Mentor: Innovative Scholarship on Academic Advising

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