The Appreciative Advising Inventory: Identifying College Student Assets for Successful Transition

• In Event: Roundtable Session 78
  In Roundtable Session: Perspectives on Successful College Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to illustrate how the Appreciative Advising Inventory (AAI) could be used in student success programs to identify students’ assets and strengths in order to promote their successful transition to higher education. The study results indicated that college students who are placed on academic probation shared internal assets related to their commitment to learning and positive values. The student success programming described in this study appeared to facilitate students’ development of external assets, especially regarding boundaries and expectations, and constructive use of time. Students’ positive values, positive identity, and support/connectedness were noted as indicators for their academic success in college. Implications of the study for college administrators, staff, instructors and students were also discussed.

Authors

• Bryant Hutson, CREDO

• Ye He, University of North Carolina - Greensboro