The impact of motivated volunteerism on peer-mentoring educational programs : evidence from Western Australia

Kwadwo Adusei-Asante; Daniel Doh

The impact of motivated volunteerism on peer-mentoring educational programs : evidence from Western Australia

Kwadwo Adusei-Asante
, Daniel Doh

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

Volunteerism is a longstanding practice, known to provide benefits to both the volunteer"”in terms of skills acquisition, employment opportunities and general life satisfaction"”and the host institution. However, the sustainability of volunteerism is being questioned in the face of evidence that people seem to be losing interest. Within the context of social exchange theory, this paper discusses the impact of motivated volunteerism on the outcomes of a peer-mentoring programme aimed at improving retention and educational outcomes for domestic African undergraduate students in higher education at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. We argue that peer-mentoring educational programmes modelled on paid volunteerism achieve good outcomes for mentors and their mentees.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2017 STARS (Students Transitions Achievement Retention & Success) Conference, 2 - 5 July 2017, Stamford Grand, Adelaide
Publisher	STARS
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	STARS Conference - Duration: 8 Jul 2018 → …

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Conference	STARS Conference
Period	8/07/18 → …

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

voluntarism
mentoring
peer support
education, higher
African students
Joondalup (W.A.)

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The impact of motivated volunteerism on peer-mentoring educational programs : evidence from Western Australia. / Adusei-Asante, Kwadwo; Doh, Daniel.
Proceedings of the 2017 STARS (Students Transitions Achievement Retention & Success) Conference, 2 - 5 July 2017, Stamford Grand, Adelaide. STARS, 2017.

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

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