An Innovative Near-Peer Mentoring Model for Undergraduate and Secondary Students: STEM Focus

Autor:	Debra L. Yourick, Marti Jett, Margery Anderson, Laura S. Tenenbaum
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Medical education ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION Higher education business.industry Professional development Science education Education Mentorship Undergraduate research Internship Peer mentoring Pedagogy ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION business Qualitative research
Zdroj:	Innovative Higher Education. 39:375-385
ISSN:	1573-1758 0742-5627
Popis:	This study examined a novel mentoring model, near-peer mentorship, that supports the development of mentee and mentor, incorporates established principles of mentoring, and offers unique opportunities to integrate research and teaching in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) internship. Using qualitative methods, this model was examined from the perspectives of near-peer mentors and student mentees during a science education internship at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Results revealed that this mentorship model contributed to personal, educational, and professional growth for near-peer mentors and increased the interest and engagement of students studying STEM. We discuss implications, limitations, and future directions.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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