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Pilot project for peer tutoring: a case study in a Portuguese university
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Purpose – Tutoring or mentoring is a form of mutual and informal learning which has distant
origins. This is a way of sharing knowledge and experience which has been proved to be extremely
useful in educational settings, particularly where there is a peer that plays the role of tutor. Despite its
informal characteristic, tutoring should be a structured process, with defined goals and clear roles for
both: tutors and tutees, those who benefit from tutoring. The paper aims to discuss these issues.
Design/methodology/approach – As this paper aims to explore a pilot project, it was used as a
reflexive and practical methodology, in a case study, analyzing the number of participants attending
the project as well as the contents of the training course.
Findings – In this first project in a Portuguese university, 35 students attended as candidates to tutor,
participating in the training course, showing interest in helping their colleagues.
Originality/value – This proposal for a tutoring program in a public higher institution aims to train
college students to help other colleagues, giving academic support, helping in the adaptation to
academic context, promoting autonomy in learning, sharing effective strategies and helping in
maintenance of positive interpersonal relationships. These aspects are very important to promote
academic success in higher education.
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Keywords
Higher education Adaptation Tutoring Peer intervention . Serviço Social Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades
Citation
Coelho, C. S., Faria, C. P., Oliveira, F., Lucas, C. V., Vasconcelos, S., & Soares, L. (2014). Pilot project for peer tutoring: a case study in a Portuguese university. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 6(2), 314-324.
Publisher
Emerald