Peer mentoring in an accounting setting : a case study of mentor skill development
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01/12/2008
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Resumo |
This paper provides the background to the adoption of a peer mentoring program including the preparation of mentors and the classroom role of mentors. The paper also includes a discussion of alternative models of peer mentoring and an examination of factors to be considered in adopting mentoring as a teaching and learning resource. Using a case study of third-year undergraduate accounting students who were employed to mentor fellow students in a second-year accounting unit at an Australian university, the paper examines peer mentoring as a classroom resource in the teaching of accounting concepts. The study includes an evaluation of the perceptions of generic skill development by peer mentors illustrating how mentoring can be a reciprocal process, in that the mentor's skills can be enhanced while fulfilling a supporting role to junior students. The programme evaluation also demonstrated that accounting educators could contribute to the development of students' generic skills outside the traditional classroom setting. <br /> |
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Idioma(s) |
eng |
Publicador |
Routledge |
Relação |
http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30017644/dowall-peermentoringinanaccounting-2008.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09639280802436756 |
Direitos |
2008, Taylor & Francis |
Palavras-Chave | #peer mentoring #generic skills #teaching resource #computer-assisted learning |
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Journal Article |