The aims, ideas, difficulties and future plans of the JCU student Mentor Programme are outlined in this paper and reviewed in the light of contemporary developments in the higher education sector. The Peer Mentoring Programme at James Cook University (JCU) Cairns has been contributing to the establishment of the 'academic community' at the Cairns campus with a programme that welcomes new students into the faculty on their first day and gives support for the first year. ![]() ![]() With the current reduction in government funding of universities and the increased workload for academics, however, peer mentoring programmes have taken over much of the role of new student support. of academic culture from the lecturer-as-patron to the student-as-disciple. In the higher education sector, building the academic community has traditionally involved the transmission. ![]() The rationalist student-as-client view of education reinforces a 'get in, get-what-you- need, get out' anonymity among students. In the current era of economic rationalism, there are tensions between the ideals and practice of mentoring and the changing vision of the corporate university.
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