The effectiveness of a peer mentorship program: a mixed methods study

Abstract

This study focuses on assessing an existing mentorship program for first year engineering graduate students. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a peer mentoring for graduate students in engineering fields, in a Tier I private research university in the western region. The assessment follows a mixed-methods explanatory sequential research design, using an online survey, and interviews. The study population includes the mentees in a graduate peer mentorship program. The survey provides descriptive information of the population, and mentees? preference and experiences in the program. The interviews explore mentees? in-depth views of the mentorship program. ? The findings in this study include recognizing the effectiveness of the program in assisting engineering students? in their transition period to graduate school