dc.contributor.author	Andrews, Wade Mark
dc.date.accessioned	2016-12-16T14:39:54Z
dc.date.available	2016-12-16T14:39:54Z
dc.date.issued	2016-12
dc.identifier.citation	Andrews, Wade Mark. The Impact of Peer Mentoring on Persistence and Retention at a Technical College (Dissertation). Valdosta State University, Fall 2016.
dc.identifier.other	2EB967C1-25AB-4A2D-99CC-1D3E3E2325D1
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/2494
dc.description.abstract	Student retention has been an ongoing challenge for colleges and universities for decades (Morrow & Akermann, 2011). Researchers have created several models that identify retention and persistence issues in 4-year colleges (Berger & Milem, 1997; Spady, 1979; Tinto, 1975; Voorhees, 1987), but models targeting the unique persistence and retention issues at technical colleges are limited. Technical college students are generally considered non-traditional (over 25 years of age) and many are also first- generation college students (Bean & Metzner, 1985). Most of these students have been out of high school for several years before they enroll at the technical college (Fike & Fike, 2008). Given the gaps in the educational journey for many technical college students, there is a need for technical colleges to provide programs that will assist these students in persisting and graduating. A peer mentoring program was implemented at one technical college to provide students with resources to increase their persistence and graduation. This qualitative study was designed to identify and understand the characteristics of a peer mentoring program that contribute to persistence and retention among participating students in a technical college environment. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants who were mentors, persistent mentees, and non-persistent mentees at one technical college. The results of this study suggest that peer mentoring programs can be effective in supporting the retention and persistence efforts of technical colleges.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Dissertations	en_US
dc.subject	Education, Higher	en_US
dc.title	The Impact of Peer Mentoring on Persistence and Retention at a Technical College	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Curriculum, Leadership, and Technology	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Hull, Karla M.
dc.description.committee	Fiester, Herbert R.
dc.description.committee	Archibald, James G.
dc.description.committee	Truby, William F.
dc.description.degree	Ed.D.	en_US
dc.description.major	Higher Education Leadership	en_US