ERIC Number: EJ1375336
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 14
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Enabling the Enablers: Professional Development for Peer Leaders to Enhance the Learning Experience of Enabling Education Students
Pham, Min
Journal of Peer Learning, v15 Article 2 p4-16 Win 2022
This paper discusses the impact of a series of professional development workshops for peer leaders to enhance the student learning experience at an Australian enabling education institution over the period of three years (2019-2021). It reports the impact of these workshops on peer leaders' professional development and, more importantly, on enhancing the learning experience of students participating in Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS). The paper also highlights the effect of this initiative on curricular and teaching practices. The insights for this report are drawn from a wide range of data including student and peer leader surveys, reflections, and teacher commentaries. Via the use of NVivo, qualitative data was coded and organised into themes while quantitative data was used as a reference for the discussion of the identified themes. The findings directly support the recommendation that sufficient and contextualised professional development training be provided to promote peer leaders' impacts on student learning experience and to provide an important source of reference for curricular and teaching practices.
Descriptors: Professional Development, Peer Teaching, Learner Engagement, Leadership, Foreign Countries, College Students, Academic Support Services, Workshops, Student Attitudes, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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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: Australia
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