Students as advisors in an intervention program for at-risk students : The QUT experience

Carole Quinn; Joanna Bennett; Julia K Humphreys; Karen J Nelson; John A Clarke

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Students as advisors in an intervention program for at-risk students : The QUT experience

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Students as advisors in an intervention program for at-risk students : The QUT experience

Carole Quinn, Joanna Bennett, Julia K Humphreys, Karen J Nelson and John A Clarke

Proceedings of the 14th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference, pp.1-5

Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) Conference: Design for Student Success, 14th (Fremantle, Australia, 28-Jun-2011–01-Jul-2011)

Queensland University of Technology

2011

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Abstract

Education Systems

Specialist Studies in Education

Other Education

retention

engagement

first year experience

transtion

peer mentors

student advisers

HERN

A managed team of discipline-experienced and trained later year students are used as Student Success Advisors (SSAs) in the Student Success Program, an intervention program that manages student engagement by identifying and supporting first year students at-risk of disengaging from learning. This report focuses on the recruitment and training of SSAs and the day-to-day challenges they and their managers face. The Nuts & Bolts session provides participants with opportunities to discuss the applicability to their institutional contexts of the recruitment and training processes and the "solutions" to the challenges used at QUT.

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Title: Students as advisors in an intervention program for at-risk students : The QUT experience
Authors: Carole Quinn (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Joanna Bennett (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Julia K Humphreys (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Karen J Nelson (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
John A Clarke (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Contributors: J Thomas (Editor)
Publication details: Proceedings of the 14th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference, pp.1-5
Conference details: Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) Conference: Design for Student Success, 14th (Fremantle, Australia, 28-Jun-2011–01-Jul-2011)
Publisher: Queensland University of Technology
Date published: 2011
ISBN: 9781921897047
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students)
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449008602621
Output Type: Conference paper

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