The mentor experience
Mentoring for Indigenous Australian school to university success
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21716067 |
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| Authors | Bronwyn Fredericks (0000-0001-8120-6470, Professor and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Engagement, University of Queensland, and Adjunct Professor, CQUniversity), Carolyn Daniels (0000-0002-0672-0450, Central Queensland University), Susan Kinnear (0000-0002-2734-8547, Professor and Dean of Graduate Studies, CQUniversity), Marina Mikecz (Executive Officer, Office of Indigenous Engagement, CQUniversity) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 3-21 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Australian indigenous issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1440-5202 |
| Publisher | RMIT Publishing (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3316/informit.046651292466851 |
| OpenAlex | W3211818312 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) has operated in schools throughout Australia since 2005.AIME is the largest volunteer movement involving university students in Australian history.Research demonstrates that the program helps to address disadvantage, encourage high school completion and promote participation in higher education (Bancroft 2017).While there is significant evidence of AIME's success with its participant mentees, less is known about the program's impact on its volunteer mentors.Most mentors are current university students, and many are past AIME participants.This research considers the qualitative experiences of AIME mentors in the Central Queensland region.The research shows that AIME mentors are positive and enthusiastic about AIME.They see it as an honour and privilege to take part in the program.In addition to seeing positive
Indigenous · Medical education · Pedagogy · Peer mentoring · Sociology · Education Systems and Policy · Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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