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ERIC Number: EJ1261444
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0024-1822
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Relationships Drive Success: How Peer Mentoring Empowers Students
Krusemark, Stephanie; White, George
Liberal Education, v106 n1-2 Win-Spr 2020
The global COVID-19 pandemic changed every area of the higher education experience, from enrollment to commencement. One of the greatest threats has been to relationships and community. Without classes, dorms, dining halls, clubs, and study groups, college students lack the points of social connection integral to student satisfaction and success. Peer mentorship is a solution: a location-agnostic support network in which every student is empowered to form the relationships they need to build resilience, self-efficacy, and a sense of belonging in a chaotic time. The authors explain what peer mentorship is and is not and describe a peer mentorship program a Lehigh University.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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