ERIC Number: EJ1424502
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
EISSN: EISSN-1521-0413
Exploring the Administration of Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) as a Form of Academic Support at a TVET College in South Africa
Munyaradzi Muchineripi
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v48 n6 p317-331 2024
Most tertiary institutions have adopted the peer-tutoring approach to complement the traditional method of teaching and learning. The successful utilization of peer-tutoring as a teaching and learning strategy is determined by the effective administration of the entire process. This qualitative study investigated how the peer-tutoring process was administered at various campuses of a government-funded vocational institution in one of the provinces of South Africa. The Cooperative and Social Interdependence Theory was used to guide this paper to explore the various challenges experienced during the peer-tutoring process administration. The tactics that can be used to improve the administration of peer-tutoring tutoring as a teaching and learning approach are also explored in this case study. The interpretivist paradigm was used to derive in-depth information on the administration of the peer-tutoring process. The study involved 12 staff members, Student Development Practitioners (3), Curriculum Unit (3), and Academic Staff (6). It emerged from the study that the peer-tutoring process was not effectively administered. It was further noted that improving the administration of the peer-tutoring process requires the college's commitment to providing adequate infrastructure for peer-tutoring classes, providing training to tutors, and ensuring that collaboration exists between Student Development Practitioners, Curriculum Unit and Academic Staff.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Teaching, Vocational Education, Barriers, Program Effectiveness, Program Administration, College Students, Training, Teacher Attitudes, Academic Support Services
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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