Building a connected community of learners : the postgraduate peer mentor program Baron, Rachael and Carr, Rodney 2008, Building a connected community of learners : the postgraduate peer mentor program, in ISANA International Education Association : 19th International Conference, ISANA International Education Association Inc., The Gap, Qld.. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads carr-buildingaconnectedcommunity-2008.pdf Published version application/pdf 121.98KB 206 Title Building a connected community of learners : the postgraduate peer mentor program Author(s) Baron, Rachael Carr, Rodney Conference name ISANA International Conference (19th : 2008 : The Gap, Qld.) Conference location Skycity Convention Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Conference dates 2-5 December 2008 Title of proceedings ISANA International Education Association : 19th International Conference Editor(s) McGrath, Terry Publication date 2008 Series PANDORA electronic collection Conference series ISANA International Education Conference Total pages 8 p. Publisher ISANA International Education Association Inc. Place of publication The Gap, Qld. Keyword(s) mentoring peer mentoring culture international student Summary Student peer mentor programs are recognised as a valid component of a multi-faceted strategy to improve student engagement within higher education. This paper reports some preliminary results from research investigating how such programs help support diverse student needs in a multicultural environment. Our results are from a study of a pilot postgraduate student peer mentoring program set up to support new students in the Faculty of Business and Law at Deakin University, Australia. The postgraduate student body at Deakin is quite diverse and includes a large proportion of international students. We present examples to show how a peer mentoring program can improve the social engagement of students, help overcome cross-cultural communication barriers and contribute to the development of academic skills. ISBN 9780975718087 Language eng Field of Research 130399 Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 930502 HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed HERDC collection year 2008 Copyright notice ©2008, ISANA International Education Association Inc. Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner. Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30018245 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Business and Law Deakin Graduate School of Business Higher Education Research Group Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 14:06:27 EST Wed, 11 Nov 2009, 12:49:37 EST Wed, 11 Nov 2009, 12:52:43 EST Wed, 11 Nov 2009, 12:56:50 EST Wed, 15 Dec 2010, 09:14:50 EST Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 17:07:45 EST Tue, 28 May 2013, 10:32:09 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 619 Abstract Views, 206 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 14:06:26 EST

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