...Alexandra Werntz; Yangyang Deng; Megyn Jasman; Constance Yowell; Jean Rhodes Purpose Well-trained peer mentors can provide a first line of support to incoming college students, preventing the escalation of early stressors and administrative missteps while promoting students' engagement in helpful...

...Adam Kaszuba Purpose In this research paper, I create and test a model of peer mentoring at a Canadian faculty of education that created spaces for candidates to pursue topics of interest through inquiry in communities of practice (CoPs). The study offers insight into how teacher candidates...

...Eli Lejonberg; Katrine Nesje; Eyvind Elstad; Knut-Andreas Abben Christophersen Purpose The study explored how PSTs perceived a learning design, using a decision simulator, a self-reflection guide and a peer mentoring guide as tools to mediate reflections on approaches to the teacher’s role...

...Clayton Smith; Geri Salinitri; Kendra Hart Purpose This study provides insight into the nature of peer-mentoring opportunities for teacher candidates, including common challenges and benefits that can be used to inform best practices for implementing peer-mentoring programs by higher education...

...Gizem Erdem; Ommay Aiman Safi; Esma Betül Savaş Purpose Peer mentoring programs in higher education settings support incoming students in their transition and adaptation to college life. Mentoring program evaluation research primarily focuses on student outcomes and documents mentoring...

...Jillian L. Wendt; Vivian O. Jones Purpose Racially and ethnically minoritized (REM) women continue to be underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs and careers. Peer mentoring is one strategy that can support their participation. This study explores...

... by attributes such as their concentration within the education major, gender, sports they played and whether they were first-generation matriculants. Data collection utilized two surveys one before the peer mentoring process and one after the process. Findings The findings suggest that peer mentoring...

... to establish a peer mentorship relationship. The purpose of this paper is to describe how duoethnography can cultivate peer mentorship and further understand the experiences of first-year faculty. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study used duoethnography as a mechanism for peer mentoring...

...Elly Quinlan; Trevor Crowe; Frank P. Deane; Meredith Whittington Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how a peer mentoring relationship may support provisional psychologists engaged in postgraduate education in Australia. The theoretical lens for this study draws from the real...

... that represents “a diversity of relationships across a variety of contexts” (Dawson, 2014 , p. 144). Documented frameworks have varied from the traditional dyadic mentor–mentee structure to collaborative group peer mentoring (Fleming et al., 2015 ; Pololi and Evans, 2015). Primary considerations when...

... degrees, the authors experienced transformative learning. The authors acknowledge myriad ways their informal peer mentoring relationship was a critical component of successful degree completion. Originality/value While their relationship remains unique and perhaps inimitable, the authors seek...

...Ouedraogo Noufou; Davar Rezania; Muhammad Hossain Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure students’ willingness to mentor their peers and explores key factors to student peer mentoring effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a hybrid research methodology...

... focussed on selected elements of Levels 1 and 2 while more experienced teacher focussed elements of Levels 2 and 3 (Table I). United States of America Teachers Coaching Peer coaching Peer mentoring Dialogue It has been established for nearly a decade that literacy coaching positively...