Peer tutoring in the framework of the European Higher Education Area: strengths and the requirements for their implementation

Authors

  • Mónica Siota Álvarez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/re&d.v0i11.11996

Keywords:

European Higher Education Area, peer tutoring, university tutoring, student-tutor

Abstract

Peer tutoring is one that involves students serving as tutors for other students who are either in the same or in a lower-level course.  It is a form of tutoring that has great tradition in Anglo-Saxon universities, but which had hardly been used in our country. However, in the last years, because of the demands in terms of support and orientation on the part of the European Higher Education Area, and thanks to different types of experiences conducted at some Spanish universities, it undergoes a process of revitalization. This paper goes deep into the peer tutoring system advantages and disadvantages, in particular when used as strategy of orientation with new students.

Author Biography

Mónica Siota Álvarez

Profesora Contratada
Doctora de Derecho Financiero y Tributario
Universidad de Vigo

How to Cite

Siota Álvarez, M. (2015). Peer tutoring in the framework of the European Higher Education Area: strengths and the requirements for their implementation. Education and Law Review, (11). https://doi.org/10.1344/re&d.v0i11.11996

Issue

Section

Educational experiences (innovation)