Developing effective student peer mentoring programs : a practitioner's guide to program design, delivery, evaluation and training / Peter J. Collier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collier, Peter J. (Peter John), 1947- author.

Domínguez, Nora, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mentoring in education--United States.

Mentoring in education.

College students--Services for--United States.

College students.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (396 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is primarily intended as a resource for student affairs professionals and program coordinators who are developing new peer-mentoring programs or considering refining existing ones.

Contents:

DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE STUDENT PEER MENTORING PROGRAMS; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE WHAT IS PEER MENTORING, AND WHY DOES IT WORK TO PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS?; 1 WHAT I S PEER MENTORING, AND HOW IS IT USED IN HIGHER EDUCATION?; 2 HOW CAN PEER MENTORING HELP ADDRESS THE CRISIS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS NOT COMPLETING THEIR DEGREES?; 3 WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT ADJUSTMENT ISSUES COLLEGE STUDENTS MUST ADDRESS TO PERSIST ATCOLLEGE AND COMPLETE THEIR DEGREES?

4 HOW CAN PEER MENTORING HELP COLLEGE STUDENTSADDRESS SPECIFIC ADJUSTMENT ISSUES AND HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON PERSISTENCE AND DEGREE COMPLETION?PART TWO WHAT ARE THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF DEVELOPING A COLLEGE STUDENT PEER MENTORING PROGRAM?; Vignette 1 HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE TRANSITION-FOCUSED PROGRAM; 5 WHAT DESIGN ISSUES MUST YOU CONSIDER IN SETTING U P A PEER MENTORING PROGRAM?; CHAPTER 5 RESOURCES; Vignette 2 FIRST-GENERATION STUDENT-FOCUSED PROGRAM; 6 HOW WILL YOU DELIVER MENTORING SUPPORT AND SERVICES?; CHAPTER 6 RESOURCES; Vignette 3 TRANSFER STUDENT FOCUSED PROGRAM

7 WHAT CONTENT MATERIALSWILL YOU SHARE WITH MENTEES?CHAPTER 7 RESOURCES; Vignette 4 STUDENT VETERAN-FOCUSED PROGRAM; 8 HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TRAIN YOUR PEER MENTORS?; CHAPTER 8 RESOURCES; Vignette 5 UNDERGRADUATE TO GRADUATE SCHOOL TRANSITION-FOCUSED PROGRAM; 9 HOW WILL YOU EVALUATE THE IMPAC T OF YOUR PEER MENTORING PROGRAM?; CHAPTER 9 RESOURCES; Vignette 6 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT-FOCUSED PROGRAM; 10 HOW WILL YOU CARE FOR AND MAINTAIN YOUR PEER MENTORING PROGRAM?; REFERENCES; INDEX; Also available from Stylus

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781000977172

100097717X

9781000971972

100097197X

9781003444145

1003444148

9781620360774

1620360772

OCLC:

1390712717