PROMOTING SCHOLARSHIP, INFORMING PRACTICE, BUILDING CONNECTIONS

Higher education professionals engage peer leaders in a variety of settings, from academic advising to residence life and from orientation to the senior year experience. Although the structure and administration of peer leader programs varies depending on the unique needs and features of a particular college or university, there is a commonality across peer leaders and their experiences. In short, peer leadership has a triple-impact in that it benefits student recipients, the institution, and the peer leaders themselves.

Toward Peer Leadership as a High Impact Practice: Insights from the U.S. Data in the 2023 International Survey of Peer Leaders contributes to the academic scholarship on peer leadership through the recent collection of over 1,500 student responses on their experiences as peer leaders. This report looks at peer leadership as a high-impact practice, examines the equity and access to participation in peer leadership, and explores key questions for practitioners looking to implement, refine, or assess their peer leadership programs, as well as for researchers with an interest in drawing findings of this survey for their work.

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Part 1 – Framing the Results: Background and Context of the Report
1) Introduction and Overview of the US Administration of the 2023 International Survey of Peer Leaders
2) Peer Leadership: A High-Impact Practice that Addresses Contemporary Concerns in Higher Education

Part 2 – Evidence of the (High) Impact of Peer Leadership: Key Functional Areas in Higher Education
3) Peer Leadership in Orientation
4) Are Times A-Changing? The Complicated Role of the Resident Assistant as Peer Leader
5) Peer Leadership in the First-Year Experience: A Pathway Toward Belonging
6) Peer Advising and Peer Advisors
7) The Impact of Peer Leadership in Supplemental Instruction
8) Peer Leadership and Sense of Belonging in Campus Activities

Part 3 – Conclusion: Tying it all Together
9) Conclusion: Charting a Path Forward

Appendix A: International Survey of Peer Leaders – US 2022-23 Administration Survey Methods
Appendix B: International Survey of Peer Leaders Student Questionnaire - United States
Appendix C: List of Institutions Participating in the 2022-23 US Administration of the International Survey of Peer Leaders
Appendix D: International Survey of Peer Leaders – US Participant Demographic Profile
About the Editors

Bryce D. Bunting

Dallin George Young

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PROMOTING SCHOLARSHIP, INFORMING PRACTICE, BUILDING CONNECTIONS

Toward Peer Leadership as a High-Impact Practice

Insights from the U.S. Data in the 2023 International Survey of Peer Leaders

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