A mixed methods evaluation of a peer mentoring programme (PASS) for international postgraduate students; Mentee and Mentor perspectives
Peer mentoring provides academic, social, and pastoral support to students. This enhances their educational experience and supports learning. However less is known about the value for international master’s students studying in the UK. To address this gap, this study introduced and evaluated a peer...
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Peer mentoring provides academic, social, and pastoral support to students. This enhances their educational experience and supports learning. However less is known about the value for international master’s students studying in the UK. To address this gap, this study introduced and evaluated a peer assisted study session (PASS) model of peer mentoring. Mentee expectations were explored at baseline: these were high and varied considerably. The post intervention survey showed students were (78-82%) highly satisfied with the quality, range of topics, usefulness, and opportunities for peer interaction provided by the ten-week, in-person programme. Equally mentors valued the experience; they developed leadership and communication skills, deepened their subject knowledge, and gained transferable skills. Despite this, mentees and mentors alike called for additional, longer sessions, and smaller mentor to mentee ratios to meet the demands and challenges faced by international students. Recommendations and practical implications for programme teams are identified.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b3b6d051ac294a57998338fc0d62ea232025-08-20T03:45:15ZengAssociation for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE)Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education1759-667X2025-06-013610.47408/jldhe.vi36.1486A mixed methods evaluation of a peer mentoring programme (PASS) for international postgraduate students; Mentee and Mentor perspectives Menna Brown0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1427-1648Nicole Chartier1https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9523-7130Swansea UniversitySwansea University Peer mentoring provides academic, social, and pastoral support to students. This enhances their educational experience and supports learning. However less is known about the value for international master’s students studying in the UK. To address this gap, this study introduced and evaluated a peer assisted study session (PASS) model of peer mentoring. Mentee expectations were explored at baseline: these were high and varied considerably. The post intervention survey showed students were (78-82%) highly satisfied with the quality, range of topics, usefulness, and opportunities for peer interaction provided by the ten-week, in-person programme. Equally mentors valued the experience; they developed leadership and communication skills, deepened their subject knowledge, and gained transferable skills. Despite this, mentees and mentors alike called for additional, longer sessions, and smaller mentor to mentee ratios to meet the demands and challenges faced by international students. Recommendations and practical implications for programme teams are identified. https://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/article/view/1486PASSpeer mentoringinternational studentspostgraduate studentslearning environment |
| spellingShingle | Menna Brown Nicole Chartier A mixed methods evaluation of a peer mentoring programme (PASS) for international postgraduate students; Mentee and Mentor perspectives Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education PASS peer mentoring international students postgraduate students learning environment |
| title | A mixed methods evaluation of a peer mentoring programme (PASS) for international postgraduate students; Mentee and Mentor perspectives |
| title_full | A mixed methods evaluation of a peer mentoring programme (PASS) for international postgraduate students; Mentee and Mentor perspectives |
| title_fullStr | A mixed methods evaluation of a peer mentoring programme (PASS) for international postgraduate students; Mentee and Mentor perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | A mixed methods evaluation of a peer mentoring programme (PASS) for international postgraduate students; Mentee and Mentor perspectives |
| title_short | A mixed methods evaluation of a peer mentoring programme (PASS) for international postgraduate students; Mentee and Mentor perspectives |
| title_sort | mixed methods evaluation of a peer mentoring programme pass for international postgraduate students mentee and mentor perspectives |
| topic | PASS peer mentoring international students postgraduate students learning environment |
| url | https://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/article/view/1486 |
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