Tapping into the teaching experiences of final year education students to increase support for students in their first year
Journal article
Geng, Gretchen, Midford, Richard, Buckworth, Jenny and Kersten, Therese. (2017). Tapping into the teaching experiences of final year education students to increase support for students in their first year. Student Success. 8(1), pp. 13-23. https://doi.org/10.5204/ssj.v8i1.363
Authors | Geng, Gretchen, Midford, Richard, Buckworth, Jenny and Kersten, Therese |
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Abstract | This study investigates the mentorship of pairing first year and final year teacher education students during their school placements or practicum. Participating students were studied using an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach and undertaking Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) to interpret their experience and their stress levels in the peer mentorship program. This peer mentoring program offered benefits for the first year education students by reducing their stress levels significantly and providing reassurance about their performance during school practicum. It also prepared the final year students for taking on teacher mentor roles. While the student mentorship program cannot replace the support provided by schools and universities, it does offer first year students reassurance as to their practical teaching abilities and performance. In addition, this study provides several perspectives on student mentorship during teaching practicum that are worthy of further research. |
Keywords | first year experience; mentorship; work integrated learning; peer mentors; retention; peer mentoring |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Student Success |
Journal citation | 8 (1), pp. 13-23 |
Publisher | Queensland University of Technology |
ISSN | 2205-0795 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.5204/ssj.v8i1.363 |
Open access | Open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 13-23 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 26 Mar 2017 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 24 Nov 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8x213/tapping-into-the-teaching-experiences-of-final-year-education-students-to-increase-support-for-students-in-their-first-year
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