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Direct linkWilliams, Lee Burdette – New Directions for Student Services, 2011
Peer education on a college campus may be an ideal nexus for two imperatives facing higher education over the next decade: (1) an increasingly needy student population; and (2) a decreasing level of support for program growth. Despite its long history as a method of instruction, both in and out of the classroom, the benefits of peer education are…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Student Development
Wawrzynski, Matthew R.; LoConte, Carl L.; Straker, Emily J. – New Directions for Student Services, 2011
Peer education programs have gained popularity on college campuses because peer educators can communicate with other students in ways that faculty and administrators cannot. Peer education programs continue to grow exponentially because college-age students often feel more comfortable talking with peers when it comes to sensitive issues such as…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Peer Teaching, College Students, Student Role
Owen, Julie E. – New Directions for Student Services, 2011
Involving undergraduates in the design, delivery, and evaluation of classroom-based learning enhances student ownership of the learning environment and stimulates peer interest in the transformative possibilities of education. As bell hooks (1994) eloquently describes, the process of honoring student voices in the classroom enhances "the…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Teaching Assistants, Undergraduate Students, Training Methods
Voorhees, Rhondie; Petkas, Steven N. – New Directions for Student Services, 2011
The Common Ground Multicultural Dialogue program in the Department of Resident Life at the University of Maryland is an innovative peer education program designed to teach skills for engagement through exploration of contemporary multicultural societal dilemmas. The Common Ground Dialogue Program was launched in 2000 to provide undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Peer Teaching, Multicultural Education, Student Leadership
Lumsden, Jill A. – New Directions for Student Services, 2007
The Florida State University's e-portfolio program, FSU Career Portfolio (Lumsden and others, 2001), is a student-managed portfolio system that students and alumni can use to reflect on and integrate their learning experiences and document and showcase their skills and accomplishments (Reardon, Lumsden, and Meyer, 2005). Not only has this program…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Portfolio Assessment, Portfolios (Background Materials), Computer Mediated Communication
Peer reviewedBecherer, Jack J.; Becherer, Janna Hoekstra – New Directions for Student Services, 1995
Survey data received from student development practitioners at 53 community colleges are used to investigate exemplary student affairs programs. Identifies six core elements that underlie successful student development programs, such as champions leading the way and meeting student needs in nontraditional ways. Uses examples from community…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Educational Environment, Higher Education
