Building Inclusive Communities Through Peer Mentoring: A Tool for Change
Qualitative research was conducted to unearth the personal and professional impact on peer mentors who volunteer to support students with ID in an inclusive postsecondary program. 344 written reflections provided by 85 peer mentors over a ten-year period were analyzed using Grounded Theory. Result...
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| author | Melissa Jones Katie Budke Olivia Brown Rebecca Caldwell Courtney Claybern Rose Jacobs Mandi Robinson |
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| description | Qualitative research was conducted to unearth the personal and professional impact on peer mentors who volunteer to support students with ID in an inclusive postsecondary program. 344 written reflections provided by 85 peer mentors over a ten-year period were analyzed using Grounded Theory. Results focus on three categories, including 1) Professional Learning; 2) Intrapersonal Learning; and 3) Broadening Friendship Networks. A fourth category, Challenging [dis]ability, demonstrated an impact of the peer mentoring experience that extended beyond personal and professional benefits gained by peer mentors, with implications for altering societal views of individuals with disabilities, recognizing abilities over disabilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26e9329d3c0b42b88830f3a561e8522e2022-12-22T03:21:37ZengMason JournalsJournal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education2642-86792020-09-012210.13021/jipe.2020.2648Building Inclusive Communities Through Peer Mentoring: A Tool for ChangeMelissa Jones0Katie Budke1Olivia Brown2Rebecca Caldwell3Courtney Claybern4Rose Jacobs5Mandi Robinson6Northern Kentucky UniversityNorthern Kentucky UniversityCovington Independent SchoolsCovington Independent SchoolsPendleton County SchoolsFayette County SchoolsCincinnati Public SchoolsQualitative research was conducted to unearth the personal and professional impact on peer mentors who volunteer to support students with ID in an inclusive postsecondary program. 344 written reflections provided by 85 peer mentors over a ten-year period were analyzed using Grounded Theory. Results focus on three categories, including 1) Professional Learning; 2) Intrapersonal Learning; and 3) Broadening Friendship Networks. A fourth category, Challenging [dis]ability, demonstrated an impact of the peer mentoring experience that extended beyond personal and professional benefits gained by peer mentors, with implications for altering societal views of individuals with disabilities, recognizing abilities over disabilities.https://journals.gmu.edu/index.php/jipe/article/view/2648inclusion; postsecondary education; intelletual disability; peer mentoring |
| spellingShingle | Melissa Jones Katie Budke Olivia Brown Rebecca Caldwell Courtney Claybern Rose Jacobs Mandi Robinson Building Inclusive Communities Through Peer Mentoring: A Tool for Change Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education inclusion; postsecondary education; intelletual disability; peer mentoring |
| title | Building Inclusive Communities Through Peer Mentoring: A Tool for Change |
| title_full | Building Inclusive Communities Through Peer Mentoring: A Tool for Change |
| title_fullStr | Building Inclusive Communities Through Peer Mentoring: A Tool for Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Building Inclusive Communities Through Peer Mentoring: A Tool for Change |
| title_short | Building Inclusive Communities Through Peer Mentoring: A Tool for Change |
| title_sort | building inclusive communities through peer mentoring a tool for change |
| topic | inclusion; postsecondary education; intelletual disability; peer mentoring |
| url | https://journals.gmu.edu/index.php/jipe/article/view/2648 |
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