HomeBlogRelationships Relational Supports and Peer Mentoring for Under-Represented Studentsby Jessie L. MooreMarch 9, 2023 Share: Section NavigationSkip section navigationIn this sectionPodcasts – Home 60-Second SoTL Limed: Teaching with a Twist Making College “Worth It” Land Acknowledgement 60-Second SoTL – Episode 24 This week’s episode features an open-access article from the Journal of Further and Higher Education and examines how relational supports and peer mentors can improve access to university for students from marginalized communities: McNally, Sinéad, Paul Downes, Laura O’Halloran, Gráinne Kent, and Sandra O’Neill. 2022 “‘The Whole World was Lifted Off Me’: The Importance of Relational Supports and Peer Mentoring for Under-Represented Students Accessing University in Ireland.” Journal of Further and Higher Education 46 (10): 1319-1333. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2022.2075718 View a transcript of this episode. The episode was hosted by Jessie L. Moore, Director of the Center for Engaged Learning and Professor of Professional Writing & Rhetoric. 60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University. Explore the Center’s Other Resources on Relationships and Mentoring in Higher Education Making Connections in College Making College “Worth It” – Season 1, Episode 2 In a 2021 survey conducted by the Elon University Poll and the Center for Engaged Learning, 54.5% of recent college graduates indicated that they’d encountered meaningful relationships with faculty or staff… Mentoring Undergraduate Research in Global Contexts 60-Second SoTL – Episode 45 This week’s episode shares an open-access article from New Directions in Teaching and Learning and examines how U.S.-based colleges and universities support mentoring of undergraduate research in global contexts: Cruz, Laura, Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, Eric E. Hall, Amy L…. Learning through Mentoring: Lessons from the Earliest Phase of Life Infants’ first attempts in learning to walk are characterized by enthusiastic, wholehearted, but unbalanced steps that frequently result in many falls. Learning this novel skill is influenced by the child’s developmental history, or prior experiences, such as being held in… A Polar Bear Experience Polar bears and their mothers have a unique relationship throughout their development. Research has shown that a polar bear cub stays with its mother as it develops, but it is left alone to fend for itself after two years (“When… A Personal Reflection on What Makes Mentoring Great I grew up on a mountainside in rural Appalachia and spent nearly every day of my childhood playing outside. Being from a low-income family and surrounded by the natural world, I entertained myself by exploring plants, animals, soil, water, and… Challenges and Opportunities of Hyperbonding in College Relationships Sense of belonging is a key predictor of student success for college students (Strayhorn 2008; 2012). This sense of belonging can be enhanced when students find peers that they can identify with and develop relationships with (Gravett and Winstone 2020;… 1 2 … 4 5 >
