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Why peer leaders?
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Student development theories (Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991,
2005; Skipper, 2005)
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“Students’ interactions with their peers also have a strong
influence on many aspects of change during college,
(including) intellectual development and orientation; political,
social and religious values, academic and social self-concept;
intellectual orientation; interpersonal skills; moral
development; general maturity and personal development”
(Pascarella and Terenzini, 1991, pp. 620 – 621)
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“The student’s peer group is the single most potent source of
influence on growth and development during the
undergraduate years.” (Astin, 1993, 398)