ERIC Number: EJ1183860
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 15
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Finding Their Way in Post-Secondary Education: The Power of Peers as Connectors, Coaches, Co-Constructors and Copycats
Peregrina-Kretz, Diliana; Seifert, Tricia; Arnold, Christine; Burrow, Jeffrey
Higher Education Research and Development, v37 n5 p1076-1090 2018
Utilizing an ecological model as a framework, we analyze the role of peers as connectors between an array of microsystems within a student's post-secondary experience. We examine data from 128 student focus group participants from four colleges and eight universities in Ontario, Canada and conclude that peer interactions, both formal and informal, are critical in supporting student success. Respondents articulated that their peers connected them with resources and opportunities on campus, served as coaches and confidantes, co-constructed the environment to meet student needs and served as role models who they wished to copy or emulate.
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Peer Influence, Peer Counseling, Coaching (Performance), Ecological Factors, Focus Groups, Interaction, Educational Opportunities, Educational Resources, Role Models, Need Gratification, Peer Relationship, Helping Relationship, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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