Peer Advisors: Agents of Change for High-Risk Students.

Davis, Beverly B.; Ballard, Mark R.

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ERIC Number: EJ318569

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Publication Date: 1985

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Peer Advisors: Agents of Change for High-Risk Students.

Davis, Beverly B.; Ballard, Mark R.

NACADA Journal, v5 n1 p9-15 Apr 1985

Peer advisors can often help entering freshmen adjust to the environment of a large university by serving as experience guides, advisors, confidantes, or friends, to whom the new students can easily related. The Peer Advising Program at Iowa State is described. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Advising, Change Agents, College Freshmen, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Peer Counseling, Program Descriptions, State Universities, Student Adjustment

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Audience: Counselors; Practitioners

Language: English

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