A Survey on the Skills Necessary for Effective Orientation Professionals

Tony W. Cawthon; Jeanine A. Ward-Roof

doi:10.24926/jcotr.v6i2.2491

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1999-06-01

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (1999)

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Feature Articles

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Cawthon, T. W., & Ward-Roof, J. A. (1999). A Survey on the Skills Necessary for Effective Orientation Professionals. Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v6i2.2491

A Survey on the Skills Necessary for Effective Orientation Professionals

Tony W. Cawthon

Jeanine A. Ward-Roof

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v6i2.2491

Keywords: Retention, communication, programming, leadership, administration, The Coucil for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS), theory, practice, organizational skills, flexibility, vision, creativity

Abstract

A survey was distributed using the National Orientation Directors Association's (NODAnet) Listserve asking participants to Identify skills that are necessary for a professional to be effective in the field of orientation. The most commonly reported were organizational skills, human relations skills, flexibility, creativity, vision, and administration knowledge. Each of these skills and their implications for the orientation professional are discusses.

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