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Carrano Jones, Traci – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This qualitative interpretative phenomenological analysis study explored the lived experiences of seven peer recovery specialists as they described their experiences with the Virginia Peer Recovery Certification Process and/or obtaining leadership roles. This research was viewed through a disability lens, along with modified labeling theory,…
Descriptors: Certification, Leadership, Allied Health Personnel, Peer Counseling
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Britland, Joanne – International Journal of ePortfolio, 2019
This case study looks at the implementation of an extracurricular program, the ePortfolio Peer Consultants (ePPC) peer-mentoring technology group, as a part of an ePortfolio project at the University of Virginia and its impact on the development of ePortfolio skill sets. Specifically, we seek to understand if and how the participation in this…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Consultation Programs
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Friedel, Curtis R.; Kirland, Kelsey Church; Grimes, Matthew W. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2016
Principles of Peer Leadership is an undergraduate course developed through the collaboration of leadership educators with colleagues from residence life and fraternity/sorority life to provide instruction to undergraduate students serving in peer leadership positions across campus. The course comprises online and recitation components to connect…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Peer Relationship, Peer Influence, Peer Counseling
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Apprey, Maurice; Preston-Grimes, Patrice; Bassett, Kimberley C.; Lewis, Dion W.; Rideau, Ryan M. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2014
In spite of the widening racial achievement gap among U.S. college students (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011), some universities are achieving success in supporting the graduation and postcollege goals of Black undergraduates (Apprey, Bassett, Preston-Grimes, Lewis, & Wood 2014/this issue; Baker, 2006; Hrabowski, 2003; Hrabowski & Maton, 2009).…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, African American Students, Academic Achievement, Crisis Management
Reynolds, Mary Ruth; And Others – 1996
Case studies of focus groups as a useful educational research strategy for evaluating noninstructional interventions are described. Focus groups were used to evaluate the effectiveness of programs in the following Virginia school settings: (1) peer counseling programs in 4 high schools with 49 student counselors; (2) gifted programs in 7…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Leckie, Steven – Principal Leadership, 2004
To teach students how to become contributing members of society, Park View High School in Sterling, Virginia, focuses on collaboration, diversity, and volunteerism. Since developing leaders is part of being a community of collaboration, a curricular component supports its efforts to model the kind of leadership it wants its students to develop. To…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Student Leadership, Cooperation, Awards