Beyond Content Knowledge: Transferable Skills Connected to Experience as a Peer-Leader in a PLTL Program and Long-Term Impacts

Autor/inn/en	Chase, Anthony; Rao, Anusha S.; Lakmala, Prathima; Varma-Nelson, Pratibha
Titel	Beyond Content Knowledge: Transferable Skills Connected to Experience as a Peer-Leader in a PLTL Program and Long-Term Impacts
Quelle	In: International Journal of STEM Education, 7 (2020), Artikel 29 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2196-7822
DOI	10.1186/s40594-020-00228-1
Schlagwörter	Peer Teaching; Leadership Responsibility; Skill Development; Leadership Qualities; Barriers; Teamwork; Self Esteem; Problem Solving; Undergraduate Students; Student Leadership + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Führungseigenschaft; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Problemlösen; Studentenwerk
Abstract	Background: Being a successful peer-led team learning (PLTL) workshop leader involves developing content knowledge and workshop facilitation skills. These skills connected to being a peer leader, however, do not terminate at the end of one's undergraduate program. In fact, many former peer leaders denote having been a peer leader on their LinkedIn profile. This study examines the transferable skills that former peer leaders identified as being valuable in their current positions. We conducted semi-structured interviews with former peer leaders from varying disciplines, universities, ages, and years since being a peer leader. Results: Interview questions captured leadership experiences including successes and challenges of being peer leaders, roles and responsibilities, and specific transferable skills further developed by being peer leaders and how they are being utilized in the leaders' current position. Conclusion: Thematic analyses of these interviews indicate that former peer leaders recognize leadership skills, coping with many challenges (including not having the right answer), collaboration/teamwork skills, self-confidence, and problem-solving skills as being relevant and frequently used in their current work. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01