Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention

Orientation's Role in Addressing the Developmental Stages of Parents

Bonita Jacobs

Elizabeth A. With

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v9i2.2548

Keywords: Parents, partners, support, satisfaction, resources, first year, success, housing, dining, academic advising, safety, security, development, issues

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Abstract

Parents of traditional-age students confront many developmental challenges of their own when their children begin college. Yet, few parent orientation programs address these challenges during the orientation process. The current study was designed to determine how well two sessions that addressed the parents' developmental changes were evaluated compared to more traditional orientation activities. The two sessions were highly evaluated as parents cited these programs as two of the three most beneficial and named the speakers as the most helpful in orientation.