Mentoring as a Holistic Approach to Social and Academic Integration
Mendez, Andres (2020)
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020052614160
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020052614160
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Students from the IB programme at SeAMK face different type of challenges than the students in other degree programmes. For instance, academic, social and cultural integration are the main determinants when students consider dropping out or continue studying until graduation. Research has shown that mentoring the students helps as a guide to encouragement and direction towards future development of their careers. This thesis aims to determinate that a mentoring initiative during the first year of studies will bring a holistic approach to the students in terms of academic and social integration resulting in student loyalty.
Based on a review literature on student loyalty, mentoring, academic and social integration. A questionnaire was created in order to interview students from different years in the IB programme. The interviewees were carefully selected in order to represent a variety in age, gender and cultural background. The results of the interviews indicate that students often struggle to integrate socially or academically in the institution.
In this study the author recommends that a mentoring initiative could help the students to integrate holistically into the university lifestyle. Besides, the incrementation of student performance and decreasing the number of students dropping out.
Based on a review literature on student loyalty, mentoring, academic and social integration. A questionnaire was created in order to interview students from different years in the IB programme. The interviewees were carefully selected in order to represent a variety in age, gender and cultural background. The results of the interviews indicate that students often struggle to integrate socially or academically in the institution.
In this study the author recommends that a mentoring initiative could help the students to integrate holistically into the university lifestyle. Besides, the incrementation of student performance and decreasing the number of students dropping out.