Peer-mentorship and first-year inclusion: building belonging in higher education.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An inclusive academic environment is pivotal to ensure student well-being and a strong sense of belonging and authenticity. Specific attention for an inclusive learning environment is particularly important during a student's transition to higher education. At Utrecht University's Medical School, explorative interviews with students from minority groups indicated they did not always feel included during the orientation programme of their academic education. We, therefore, developed a bias awareness training with theoretical and practical components on diversity and inclusion for peer-mentors who are assigned to each first-year student at the start of university.

Methods

At the end of the orientation programme, we investigated the effectiveness of the training for

SUBMITTER: van der Velden GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10629167 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature