DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE STUDENT PEER MENTORING PROGRAMS -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE WHAT IS PEER MENTORING, AND WHY DOES IT WORK TO PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS? -- 1 WHAT I S PEER MENTORING, AND HOW IS IT USED IN HIGHER EDUCATION? -- 2 HOW CAN PEER MENTORING HELP ADDRESS THE CRISIS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS NOT COMPLETING THEIR DEGREES? -- 3 WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT ADJUSTMENT ISSUES COLLEGE STUDENTS MUST ADDRESS TO PERSIST ATCOLLEGE AND COMPLETE THEIR DEGREES? -- 4 HOW CAN PEER MENTORING HELP COLLEGE STUDENTSADDRESS SPECIFIC ADJUSTMENT ISSUES AND HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON PERSISTENCE AND DEGREE COMPLETION? -- PART TWO WHAT ARE THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF DEVELOPING A COLLEGE STUDENT PEER MENTORING PROGRAM? -- Vignette 1 HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE TRANSITION-FOCUSED PROGRAM -- 5 WHAT DESIGN ISSUES MUST YOU CONSIDER IN SETTING U P A PEER MENTORING PROGRAM? -- CHAPTER 5 RESOURCES -- Vignette 2 FIRST-GENERATION STUDENT-FOCUSED PROGRAM -- 6 HOW WILL YOU DELIVER MENTORING SUPPORT AND SERVICES? -- CHAPTER 6 RESOURCES -- Vignette 3 TRANSFER STUDENT FOCUSED PROGRAM -- 7 WHAT CONTENT MATERIALSWILL YOU SHARE WITH MENTEES? -- CHAPTER 7 RESOURCES -- Vignette 4 STUDENT VETERAN-FOCUSED PROGRAM -- 8 HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TRAIN YOUR PEER MENTORS? -- CHAPTER 8 RESOURCES -- Vignette 5 UNDERGRADUATE TO GRADUATE SCHOOL TRANSITION-FOCUSED PROGRAM -- 9 HOW WILL YOU EVALUATE THE IMPAC T OF YOUR PEER MENTORING PROGRAM? -- CHAPTER 9 RESOURCES -- Vignette 6 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT-FOCUSED PROGRAM -- 10 HOW WILL YOU CARE FOR AND MAINTAIN YOUR PEER MENTORING PROGRAM? -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Also available from Stylus.