Distance Mentoring for Tertiary Students: An Action Learning Approach

Abstract

The paper attempts to provide a practical approach to developing an off-campus peer-support program within a tertiary education environment by critiquing a pilot mentor program conducted at the Central Queensland University in 1997. The paper explores the rationale for the Program, the action learning processes undertaken and evaluations received. Recommendations to redress some of the difficulties associated with implementing such a program are discussed.