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The Role-Taking Experiences of College Peer Tutors. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Oct 2008, Pages: 212
Many post-secondary institutions rely on
under-graduate peer tutors to provide academic
assistance to their students. While several studies
have been done on the outcomes of tutoring, little
research has focused on the impact on college tutors
of taking on a new helping role. Consequently, few
books exist to guide the directors of college
learning centers in setting up tutor training
programs that result in competent tutors and in
personal, cognitive and ethical growth for the
tutors. This book recounts the experiences of nine
tutors enrolled in a Tutor Development course and
examines the changes in their thinking about tutoring
and their tutoring behaviors, as well as their
cognitive and ethical growth. Through case studies,
the author delves into the tutors’ experience to
explore what happened in their experience to impact
growth. The lessons learned from the author’s study
have implications for professionals who train college
tutors in any discipline. In addition, the book
suggests a framework for designing tutor development
classes to promote tutors’ growth.
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