Peer mentoring: Supporting successful transition for first year undergraduate psychology students

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 30-37

  Chester, Andrea ^a   Burton, Lorelle J ^b   Xenos, Sophie ^a   Elgar, Karen ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

First year transition; Learning approaches; Peer mentoring; Psychological literacy; Student success

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873482264     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajpy.12006     Document Type: Article

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