Tutoring for success: Tutors' experiences of a tutoring programme in a health sciences faculty

Kaydedildi:
Detaylı Bibliyografya
Yayımlandı:Perspectives in Education vol. 43, no. 1 (2025), p. 62
Yazar: Faroa, Brendon D
Diğer Yazarlar: Rowe, Michael, Rhoda, Anthea, Adebiyi, Babatope
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi:
University of the Free State, Faculty of Education
Konular:
Online Erişim:Citation/Abstract
Full Text
Full Text - PDF
Etiketler: Etiketle
Etiket eklenmemiş, İlk siz ekleyin!

MARC

LEADER 00000nab a2200000uu 4500
001 3207242377
003 UK-CbPIL
022 |a 0258-2236 
022 |a 2519-593X 
024 7 |a 10.38140/pie.v43i1.7771  |2 doi 
035 |a 3207242377 
045 2 |b d20250101  |b d20250331 
084 |a 226330  |2 nlm 
100 1 |a Faroa, Brendon D  |u Psychology, University of the Western Cape Belville, South Africa 
245 1 |a Tutoring for success: Tutors' experiences of a tutoring programme in a health sciences faculty 
260 |b University of the Free State, Faculty of Education  |c 2025 
513 |a Journal Article 
520 3 |a Student success in South African higher education institutions (HEIs) is poor, and universities have not been successful in implementing strategies to improve students learning experiences. Tutoring has been identified as an effective strategy to improve student success but is often used inconsistently, without empirical and pedagogical justification. The present study formed part of a larger effort to review tutoring practices in a South African universitys health sciences faculty. Through tutors first-hand accounts of tutorials, we frame their perspectives of tutoring. To this end, we illuminate tutors in-depth experiences to improve practice and student success. A qualitative approach with an explorative research design was utilised, and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The data were analysed thematically using Braun and Clarke's six-phase process. Four primary themes emerged in the study: (a) disciplinary content-driven engagements, (b) a theory-practice dilemma, (c) time and time-urgent behaviours, and (d) understandings of mentoring and tutoring. We established that tutors conceptions of tutoring were varied and that these perspectives impacted how they understood, operationalised their roles in the faculty and demonstrated the need for integrating disciplinary, practical learning with pedagogically guided approaches. Tutors perceptions also missed key empirical insights highlighting topics absent from their institutional training. Moreover, we identified a promising model of tutoring which seemed to best address the challenges faced by the health sciences faculty concerning tutoring practice. This model may serve as a starting point for cross-higher education utility that may benefit stakeholders who want to adopt it to achieve effective tutoring strategies. Our research supports valuing tutors as key role players in academic support who have a stake in student success pursuits within the higher education (HE) context. 
651 4 |a South Africa 
653 |a Teaching 
653 |a Higher education 
653 |a Health sciences 
653 |a Students 
653 |a Success 
653 |a Tutoring 
653 |a Justification 
653 |a Peer tutoring 
653 |a Colleges & universities 
653 |a Role playing 
653 |a Learning 
653 |a Academic achievement 
653 |a Knowledge 
653 |a Research design 
653 |a Tutorials 
653 |a College students 
653 |a Health 
653 |a College faculty 
653 |a Student Development 
653 |a Educational Finance 
653 |a Educational Resources 
653 |a Experiential Learning 
653 |a Active Learning 
653 |a Learning Strategies 
653 |a Educational Methods 
653 |a Teaching Methods 
653 |a Interviews 
653 |a Interpersonal Competence 
653 |a Imitation 
653 |a Student Improvement 
653 |a Peer Teaching 
653 |a Tutorial Programs 
653 |a Student Participation 
653 |a College Science 
653 |a Learner Engagement 
653 |a Graduation Rate 
653 |a Educational Strategies 
700 1 |a Rowe, Michael  |u Physiotherapy, University of the Western Cape Belville, South Africa 
700 1 |a Rhoda, Anthea  |u Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape Belville, South Africa 
700 1 |a Adebiyi, Babatope  |u Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape Belville, South Africa 
773 0 |t Perspectives in Education  |g vol. 43, no. 1 (2025), p. 62 
786 0 |d ProQuest  |t Education Database 
856 4 1 |3 Citation/Abstract  |u https://www.proquest.com/docview/3207242377/abstract/embedded/6A8EOT78XXH2IG52?source=fedsrch 
856 4 0 |3 Full Text  |u https://www.proquest.com/docview/3207242377/fulltext/embedded/6A8EOT78XXH2IG52?source=fedsrch 
856 4 0 |3 Full Text - PDF  |u https://www.proquest.com/docview/3207242377/fulltextPDF/embedded/6A8EOT78XXH2IG52?source=fedsrch