Higher education peer mentoring programme to promote student community using Mobile Device Applications

Bussu, Anna; Burton, Sam

doi:10.1921/gpwk.v30i2.1636

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“…Participants acknowledged the importance of their peer mentoring support ; this is in line with previous findings showing how peer support represents an essential component of a student’s support structure in music training and particularly in reducing music performance anxiety [ 79 ]. Mentoring can be helpful for building trustworthy relationships among peers and developing self-confidence in both mentors and mentees [ 20 , 29 , 123 ].…”

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“…Emotional skills involve empathy, as well as the capacity to manage and cope with emotions and stress. Social-relational skills include effective communication, interpersonal skills, cooperation, conflict resolution, acceptance of differences, concern for others, self-awareness, and self-esteem [ 20 , 21 ]. Additionally, ‘perceived self-efficacy’ [ 22 ] is identified as another crucial transferable life skill, referring to young people’s confidence in their ability to attain specific objectives in their lives, such as learning and playing music, as well as their belief in their capacity to influence events that impact their lives [ 22 ].…”

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Playing music together: Exploring the impact of a classical music ensemble on adolescent’s life skills self-perception

Bussu,

Mangiarulo

2024

PLoS ONE

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This paper explored the effectiveness of ensemble performance on the development of adolescent’s life skills. An explorative qualitative study investigated young musicians’ self-perception about the benefits and challenges of learning and playing music together. A convenience sampling technique was adopted for interviewing 15 adolescents (12–18 years old) who participated in a long-term music education programme led by a charity in the North-West of England. The data were analysed using NVivo, employing a thematic analysis approach. Two main themes emerged from the analyses: (1) the main benefits of playing and learning in an ensemble: the development of music and life skills; (2) the challenges experienced by the musicians learning in the ensemble. The findings suggest that participants were conscious of the positive effects of playing in an ensemble on their lives. This extended beyond merely learning a musical instrument, i.e. acquiring music skills. In particular, young musicians recognised they had developed greater self-confidence and cognitive skills such as critical thinking and self-awareness. Primarily, they developed effective communication and interpersonal skills. At the same time, these young musicians recognised they had to face challenges related to the process of learning music in an ensemble, such as managing emotions of frustration and adapting to different music learning styles and techniques. Finally, suggestions are made for the implementation and evaluation of future projects to explore the impact and effectiveness of classical music programmes, with a particular emphasis on ensemble-based initiatives and their influence on life skills.

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Playing music together: Exploring the impact of a classical music ensemble on adolescent’s life skills self-perception

Bussu,

Mangiarulo

2024

PLoS ONE

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“…The increase of the number of students with disabilities in Higher Education, including students with ID, has emphasized the need for the university system to provide support for their inclusion and learning (Cardinot and Flynn, 2022;Bussu and Burton, 2023). According to Carter et al, (2019), mentoring is a promising mechanism that can contribute to this process, where peers can offer support and strategies for the academic, professional, social, and personal development of these students.…”

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“…One of the peer mentoring models suggested for Higher Education is Mentoring Circles (e.g., Darwin and Palmer, 2009;Griffin et al, 2016;Davis, 2019;Araten-Bergman and Bigby, 2022;Krech-Bowles and Becht, 2022;Bussu and Burton, 2023). According to Araten-Bergman and Bigby (2022), the term Mentoring Circles is highlighted in the literature from North America and Australia, in the context of network-building initiatives.…”

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Peer Mentoring Circles in higher education: perceptions of their members with and without disability and program proposal

Maia,

Santos,

Espe-Sherwind

2024

Front. Educ.

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The increase of the number of students with disabilities in Higher Education, including students with intellectual disability, emphasizes the need for Higher Education Institutions to provide support for their inclusion and learning. Within inclusive Higher Education peers can have a fundamental role through Peer Mentoring Circles. This qualitative study aims to understand the perceived experiences of members of Peer Mentoring Circles, within the scope of a program that provided academic support, during an academic semester, to mentees with intellectual disability. Data collection included semi-structured interviews with members of the Circles (two mentees and seven mentors), and the facilitator’s field notes. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. Through the data analysis, two categories were identified: components of the Peer Mentoring Circles program and experiences of the members of the Circles. The data generated suggest that both mentors and mentees had positive experiences, contributing to the development of the mentees’ skills. Based on literature and the data generated emerged the proposal for the Peer Mentoring Circles program with a broad set of guidelines for its implementation, which can set the baseline for developing future peer mentoring programs in Higher Education aimed not only at students with disabilities, but also at other students with support needs such as international students.

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“…The community set up an instant messaging mentoring group, which remains active amongst the mentees and is used to disseminate various initiatives and opportunities, such as call for papers, conferences, and to organise informal coffee morning chats to discuss their career goals, consolidate relationships, motivating each other, and engaging in self-reflection (Bussu & Burton, 2023;Bussu & Contini, 2022;Bussu & Moran, forthcoming).…”

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A Conceptual Approach to Transform and Enhance Academic Mentorship: Through Open Educational Practices

Atenas,

Nerantzi,

Bussu

2023

Open Praxis

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This paper offers guidance for policymakers and institutions keen on embracing Open Educational Practices within their mentorship strategies, advocating for co-creation and collaboration as foundational principles, to promote a wide range of open practices to foster transparency, inclusivity, creativeness, innovation and collaboration in academic mentorship. This conceptual paper explores the transformative potential of Open Educational Practices in the context of academic mentorship, which is per-se an open practice. We have adopted an integrative approach for our literature review, which is a non-systematic model, to help us to mitigate algorithmic biases presented in scholarly databases, for analysing and discussing literature, alongside the review of case studies to explore the intersection of open practices and mentorship in academia. We aim to highlight the profound impact mentorship has on professional development, knowledge dissemination, and collaborative learning. Drawing on a diverse selection of literature and case studies reflecting mentorship programmes both formally and informally in academic contexts, this paper provides concrete examples from practice of how Open Educational Practices can be seamlessly integrated into formal and informal academic mentorship as a driver to enhance knowledge sharing, foster inclusivity, and bolster the quality of mentorship relationships.

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Higher education peer mentoring programme to promote student community using Mobile Device Applications

Cited by 5 publications

References 35 publications

Playing music together: Exploring the impact of a classical music ensemble on adolescent’s life skills self-perception

Playing music together: Exploring the impact of a classical music ensemble on adolescent’s life skills self-perception

Peer Mentoring Circles in higher education: perceptions of their members with and without disability and program proposal

A Conceptual Approach to Transform and Enhance Academic Mentorship: Through Open Educational Practices

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