Effective Strategies for Scaling Near Peer Mentoring Programs
This resource was originally published by Accelerate ED and has been re-homed to the Pathways Impact Fund’s Resource Hub.
Near-peer mentoring models are an innovative approach to improving college and career planning support for high school students by tapping into recent graduates for navigational guidance. Education Strategy Group developed a guide for AccelerateED to illustrate how communities leverage college students to guide high school students toward college and career, and the benefits of this model for both mentors and mentees.
The brief discusses the core elements of high-quality near-peer mentoring programs, outlines models from several Accelerate ED communities, and brings attention to the critical need for institutional leaders to focus on replicability and scalability in the design and implementation of these programs.
This resource was originally published by Accelerate ED and has been re-homed to the Pathways Impact Fund’s Resource Hub.
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