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South African Journal of Higher Education
On-line version ISSN 1753-5913
Abstract
DE KLERK, D.. Academic advising and ethic of care: enabling belonging to enhance higher education students' prospects of success. S. Afr. J. High. Educ. [online]. 2022, vol.36, n.6, pp.152-168. ISSN 1753-5913. http://dx.doi.org/10.20853/36-6-5485.
The South African (SA) higher education sector continues to battle high attrition rates. Helping students gain a sense of belonging while at university and creating an environment where students feel cared for can enhance their prospects of success. Academic advising is a high-impact practice with the potential to enhance student belonging and success. This article proposes intentionally linking Tronto's Ethic of Care (EoC) and academic advising for SA higher education contexts. The author argues that the dimensions of Tronto's EoC (attentiveness, responsibility, competence, and responsiveness) are relevant to the work of SA advisors. These dimensions are used as a framework for analysing interview data collected from 15 academic advisors from one university. The findings suggest that elements of Tronto's EoC are present in the advisors' work, though not explicitly. The author argues that integrating EoC and advising more intentionally in SA higher education contexts, could enable a greater sense of belonging for students.
Keywords : academic advising; belonging; care; caring; ethic of care; higher education; South Africa; student advising; student success.
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