ERIC Number: EJ1121945
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-1682-3206
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"We Are History in the Making and We Are Walking Together to Change Things for the Better": Exploring the Flows and Ripples of Learning in a Mentoring Programme for Indigenous Young People
O'Shea, Sarah; McMahon, Samantha; Priestly, Amy; Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian; Harwood, Valerie
Education as Change, v20 n1 p59-84 2016
This article explores the unique mentoring model that the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) has established to assist Australian Indigenous young people succeed educationally. AIME can be described as a structured educational mentoring programme, which recruits university students to mentor Indigenous high school students. The success of the programme is unequivocal, with the AIME Indigenous mentees completing high school and the transition to further education and employment at higher rates than their non-AIME Indigenous counterparts. This article reports on a study that sought to deeply explore the particular approach to mentoring that AIME adopts. The study drew upon interviews, observations and surveys with AIME staff, mentees and mentors, and the focus in this article is on the surveys completed by the university mentors involved in the programme. Overall, there seems to be a discernible mutual reciprocity inherent in the learning outcomes of this mentoring programme; the mentors are learning along with the mentees. The article seeks to consider how AIME mentors reflect upon their learning in this programme and also how this pedagogic potential has been facilitated.
Descriptors: Mentors, Program Descriptions, Indigenous Populations, Academic Achievement, High School Students, College Students, Employment, Educational Attainment, Comparative Analysis, Interviews, Observation, Surveys, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Program Effectiveness
Education as Change. The Centre for Education Rights and Transformation, Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa. Tel: +27-11-5591148; e-mail: journal-ed@uj.ac.za; Web site: https://upjournals.co.za/index.php/EAC/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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