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Hall, Wendy A.; Liva, Sarah – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2021
Graduate student mentoring is a key component of successful university experiences, specifically, improved student retention, completion, and satisfaction. Tensions in application of existing mentoring frameworks create difficulties with university-wide approaches. We used a descriptive qualitative study design to explore graduate students'…
Descriptors: Mentors, Transformative Learning, Graduate Students, Foreign Students
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Coyne-Foresi, Melissa; Crooks, Claire V.; Chiodo, Debbie; Nowicki, Elizabeth A.; Dare, Lynn – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2019
In this mixed methods case study, we investigated the benefits of being a youth mentor to younger peers as part of the Fourth R: Uniting Our Nations Peer Mentoring Program for Indigenous youth. Data were collected from 11 youth mentors via interviews and returned to them for interpretation and meaning-making through a statement sorting and rating…
Descriptors: Mentors, Peer Relationship, Program Effectiveness, High School Students
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Lindsay, Sally; Cagliostro, Elaine; Carafa, Gabriella – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2018
This review critically appraised the literature on disability disclosure and accommodations for youth with disabilities in post-secondary education (PSE). Systematic searches of 8 databases identified 36 studies meeting our inclusion criteria. These studies were analysed with respect to the characteristics of the participants, methodology, results…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), College Students
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Fullarton, Stephanie; Duquette, Cheryll – Exceptionality Education International, 2015
This qualitative study examines, from the perspective of the families, the transition process to employment or postsecondary education for adolescents with learning disabilities (LDs) and the interplay of the roles of parents, students with LDs, and teachers. Using a case study design, series of three in-depth interviews were conducted with five…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Adolescents, Learning Disabilities, Adjustment (to Environment)