Abstract
This paper presents an overview of the options available to universities to employ mentoring by academics for the successful academic transition of students to university. Much has been written about the use of peer mentors to assist with the personal transition to university however students crave personal contact with their professors. We review the literature on mentoring; the social and institutional factors that impact upon first year attrition, the merits of mentoring interventions and the impact these have on a student's sense of belonging and ultimately retention. We describe a pilot implementation of First STEP Mentoring in a large Australian business school.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Asian Social Science |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright the Author(s). Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the author/s.Keywords
- higher education
- retention
- first year
- transition
- student experience
- formal mentoring
- peer relationships
- academic success