Peer-to-peer mentoring: an embedded model to support the transition of first year psychology students
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Peer-to-peer mentoring: an embedded model to support the transition of first year psychology students |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 1417 |
Book Title | Teaching psychology around the world: volume 3 |
Authors | Chester, Andrea (Author), Xenos, Sophia (Author) and Burton, Lorelle J. (Author) |
Editors | McCarthy, Sherri, Dickson, K. Laurie, Cranney, Jacquelyn, Trapp, Annie and Karandashev, Victor |
Page Range | 133-150 |
Chapter Number | 10 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Place of Publication | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9781443834483 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.cambridgescholars.com/teaching-psychology-around-the-world-39 |
Abstract | The transition to tertiary study has been identified as a critical period for students. As universities seek greater efficiencies of scale, staff-student ratios rarely fall below 1:25. While lower ratios facilitate greater engagement and permit more feedback, the question for educators is how the benefits of individualised instruction can be created within the current educational constraints. Peer-to-peer mentoring provides a framework for offering such support in both academic and psychosocial areas of university life with experienced students acting as peer mentors to support and guide first year students. |
Keywords | transition to university; mentoring; student mentors |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520102. Educational psychology |
390303. Higher education | |
390409. Learning sciences | |
Public Notes | Copyright © 2012 by Sherri McCarthy, Jacquelyn Cranney, K. Laurie Dickson, Annie Trapp and Victor Karandashev and contributors. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. |
Byline Affiliations | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1881/peer-to-peer-mentoring-an-embedded-model-to-support-the-transition-of-first-year-psychology-students
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