ERIC Number: EJ1219641
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-080X
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University Alumni Mentoring Programs: A Win-Win?
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, v41 n4 p375-389 2019
Alumni-student mentoring programs have become commonplace at many universities, and yet, scholarly research has rarely explored the impact of these programs on participating students and alumni. To address this, we investigated three alumni mentoring programs at a large research-intensive university in Australia. Using a mixed methods approach (a web based survey and interviews), we sought both students' and mentors' perceptions of their alumni mentoring program and how their involvement may have impacted their perceptions of the university (n=197). The findings highlight that alumni mentoring programs provide distinct benefits to both students and alumni and may result in improved university engagement. Our results also indicate new revelations about alumni mentoring programs, including the challenges associated with mentoring postgraduate students and recommended best practice to ensure the success of alumni mentoring programs.
Descriptors: Alumni, Mentors, Program Effectiveness, Research Universities, Foreign Countries, Student School Relationship, Graduate Students, Student Participation, Employment Potential, Outcomes of Education, Student Experience, Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Legal Education (Professions), Business Administration Education, High Achievement, Scholarships, Equal Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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