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| Personal Name | Dimaano, Judith Dyan F.; Judith Dyan F. Dimaano |
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| Resource Title | Development of a peer mentoring program for graduate students |
| Date Issued | January 2017 |
| Abstract | This study aimed to gather evidence for the effectiveness of peer mentoring in providing personalized support for UP graduate students. The emergent conceptual framework, in line with the four research questions pertained to the needs of graduate students, the significant increase in the wellness levels of the graduate student mentees after participating in peer mentoring and the insights from the participants about the elements of an effective peer mentoring program. The research method was both quantitative and qualitative in nature. Quantitative data was collected using (1) the Needs Assessment Questionnaire (NAQ) which was administered to 367 UP graduate students from six colleges and schools in the university; (2) the Five Factors of Wellness Inventory (5F-Wel) that gathered pretest and posttest wellness scores of the 38 mentees, from the UP College of Education; and (3) the Assessment of Peer Mentoring Relationship (APMR) that measured the levels of perceived psychosocial and career-related support by the 22 peer mentors, who were all Guidance Majors, and their mentees. Qualitative data came from transcribed Focus Group Discussions (FGD) with groups of peer mentors and groups of mentees. Within one semester, mentor-mentee pairs interacted conveniently through personal meetings combined with text messaging and asynchronous online communications through email and social networking sites. Descriptive analysis of the NAQ responses showed that more than half of the graduate student respondents have concerns related to academics, career and personal issues. Majority (67%) identified peer mentors as a possible source of support who could provide advice and guidance. Paired samples # test of the pretest and posttest wellness scores showed a significant increase in the wellness levels among the mentees by the end of the semester-long implementation of the Peer Mentoring Program. Finally, descriptive analysis of the APMR scores and through the thematic analysis of the |
| Degree Course | Master of Arts in Education (Guidance) |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | peer mentoring, peer mentoring program, graduate students, University of the Philippines graduate students |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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