Design and expert validation of a value-based indicator system for evaluating university peer mentoring programmes
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Widespread implementation of peer mentoring programmes in universities has produced mixed results – with some significant successes but also some disillusionment. These contradictory results suggest that mentoring operates in a context of systemic complexity, where multiple interconnected factors interact. One relevant aspect is the axiological dimension inherent in mentoring relationships and in negotiating the purpose and expectations of the various stakeholders involved in the process. The aim of this study is to design and validate a system of value-based indicators to evaluate the process and outcomes of a university peer mentoring program for first-year undergraduate students. The Delphi method was used for validation, with the participation of 24 experts, including seven former mentors, three university professors specialised in evaluation indicators, six experts in values and eight experts in university mentoring programmes. This methodology, which makes use of expert input, allowed us to refine the definitions of values and select the evaluation indicators that best reflected those values. From the study findings, we present a set of 41 value-based indicators based on seven core values. The results are discussed in relation to the theoretical model used and include both the limitations of the research and proposals for future studies. This study aims to contribute to the field by emphasising the importance of explicitly addressing the axiological dimension in mentoring programmes – an aspect often overlooked in mentoring research.
Authors: Marc Pérez-Burriel, Esperanza Villar-Hoz, Sara Malo-Cerrato, Natàlia Cuenca-Balañà, Miguel Aurelio Alonso-García, Ignacio Andrada-Burgos, Ferran Casas, Alicia Collbatallé-Cabrera, María Del Carmen de Castro-Cabrera, Iciar Elexpuru-Albizuri, María Ángeles Gómez-Flechoso, Monica González-Carrasco, Leonardo Enrique Ibarra-Fuentes, Oihane Korres-Alonso, Adriana Mata-Salas, Teresa Medina, Iván Rodríguez-Pascual, María José Sánchez-Vazquez, Félix Bernardo Tobajas-Guerrero, Belén Valle, Marc Verdaguer-Santafé
Institutions: Universitat de Girona, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad Andrés Bello, Universidad de Cádiz, Universidad de Deusto, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Universidad de Huelva, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
Funder: Universitat de Girona
OpenAlex ID: W4416084011