TY - JOUR AU - Bayram, İlknur PY - 2022/08/04 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Evaluation of a Pilot Peer Advising Program for University Students: Voices from Advisees and Advisors JF - Psycho-Educational Research Reviews JA - PERR VL - 11 IS - 2 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.52963/PERR_Biruni_V11.N2.15 UR - https://perrjournal.com/index.php/perrjournal/article/view/97 SP - 232-244 AB - <p>This program evaluation study aims to investigate the peer advisors’ and advisees’ perceptions regarding a pilot peer advising program designed to facilitate the orientation process of newly-registered university students. The study was based on qualitative data gathered from participants in the academic year of 2018-2019 at a foundation university in Turkey. Findings suggest that the program offer several benefits such as smoother university adaptation, peer-to-peer communication, effective advisor support, meeting new people, communication skills, and increase in self-confidence.  Suggested improvements in the program are; more advisee participation, better promotion of the program, more meetings and social gatherings, advisees assigned per advisors, advisor training, and advisor selection, and continuing advisor support.</p> ER -