Peer mentoring of international Foundation students

Mathias, J.

Abstract

Peer mentoring is the provision of one to one support, information, assistance and encouragement, typically at a time of transition and usually over a sustained period of time. This paper summarizes the findings from a Peer Mentoring project carried out at a university Foundation programme where the students are a mix of home and international, and undertake Year 0 studies in preparation for undergraduate work. Both quantitative and qualitative data found that, similar to the home students, the international students (including EU students) who applied for peer mentoring, and were allocated a mentor, showed a greater improvement in self-efficacy than those who didn’t apply or who were not allocated a mentor.

Citation

Mathias, J. (online). Peer mentoring of international Foundation students

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Deposit Date: Jun 24, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 3, 2022
• Journal: InForm, a journal for international foundation programme professionals
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Issue: 18
• Pages: 27-28
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1328244
• Publisher URL: https://www.reading.ac.uk/inform/download-inform