Book chapter
The Science/Technology Awareness Raising (STAR) programme: A partnership in raising participation through peer tutoring
Mentoring and tutoring by students, pp.119-134
Kogan Page Limited
1998
Abstract
The Science/Technology Awareness Raising (STAR) Peer Tutoring Programme is a partnership between BP Australia, Murdoch University and schools in Perth, Western Australia.
STAR's aims are to:
-tackle the drift away from science and technology (S&T) by students at all levels
-address issues of equity - to motivate girls and students from educationally-disadvantaged backgrounds, and to raise their aspirations for further study in S&T
-better prepare school-leavers for the often difficult transition to university (or further study) and to help reduce the wasteful and potentially tragic attrition in the first year
-provide a programme that stimulates university students, helps them develop generic/transferable work skills and improves their employability
-involve the university, its staff and students, in a worthwhile community service
-establish an ongoing partnership between the university, schools and industry sponsors/mentors.
Building long-term partnerships is fundamental to the success and future growth of any peer tutoring or mentoring programme-but particularly so when the programme is cross-institutional, cross-age, and seeks to achieve a given goal in the face of complex challenges
Details
- Title
- The Science/Technology Awareness Raising (STAR) programme: A partnership in raising participation through peer tutoring
- Authors/Creators
- R. Elsegood (Author/Creator)J. MacCallum (Author/Creator)R. Hickey (Author/Creator)B. Jeffreys (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- S. Goodlad (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Mentoring and tutoring by students, pp.119-134
- Publisher
- Kogan Page Limited; London, England
- Identifiers
- 991005540608707891
- Copyright
- 1998 Sinclair Goodlad
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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