Peer mentoring for-profit college students

A peer mentoring program for new students at a for-profit institution was implemented at a campus over five quarters. Peer mentors with high GPAs were matched with students for eleven weeks to help with academic success. A Business Club was created to support the mentoring program and campus activities. A professor monitored the program and collected data about the mentors, mentees, and the program's initiatives. Qualitative and quantitative research practices were used. Most mentees completed their first quarter coursework and re-enrolled for multiple quarters. The peer mentors learned valuable skills that they will apply to their workplaces. The campus was positively impacted by Business Club and mentoring activities, with students helping each other outside of formal mentoring program.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Educational Leadership

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• McGeehan, Diane

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jorgensen, Donna

• Mentoring in education; Academic achievement
• Other Educational Administration and Supervision

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/549

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1548