Peer-Mentoring Freshmen: Implications for Satisfaction, Commitment, and Retention to Graduation

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An interdisciplinary meta-analysis of the potential antecedents, correlates, and consequences of protégé perceptions of mentoring. (2013, background): “…support, encouragement, and a sense of connection with a more experienced and caring individual, mentoring may also reduce behavioral intentions to quit a course of action or to exit a job, organization, or educational pursuit (Blinn-Pike, 2007; Payne & Huffman, 2005; R. J. Sanchez et al., 2006).”
Can Peer Mentors Improve First-Year Experiences of University Students? (2017, background): “Thus, it is not surprising that peer-mentoring programs have been successful in increasing social integration and satisfaction with the university (Allen, McManus, & Russell, 1999; Sanchez, Bauer, & Paronto, 2006) and promoting more positive attitudes regarding academic, social, and career goal atta”
Can learning be virtually boosted? An investigation of online social networking impacts (2010, methodology): “Recognizing the peer influence on various types of learning, previous research has recommended some educational practices, for example, peer mentoring (Sanchez et al., 2006) and peer-coaching (Parker, Hall, & Kram, 2008).”