The benefits of peer leader programs: An overview from the literature

Jaime L. Shook; Jennifer R. Keup

doi:10.1002/he.20002

journal article Mar 01, 2012

The benefits of peer leader programs: An overview from the literature

Jaime L. Shook Jennifer R. Keup

New Directions for Higher Education Vol. 2012 No. 157 pp. 5-16 · Wiley

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AbstractThis chapter provides a review of the literature on peer leadership with specific emphasis on the benefits of these programs to the students being served, to those who engage as peer leaders, and to the institution.

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Jaime L. Shook, Jennifer R. Keup (2012). The benefits of peer leader programs: An overview from the literature. New Directions for Higher Education, 2012(157), 5-16. https://doi.org/10.1002/he.20002

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