Peer Mentors Use Narrative Storytelling as an Advising Tool to Facilitate Major/Career Exploration with First-Year Students

Authors

  • Mara Washburn The City College of New York

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26209/mj1761255

Keywords:

advising tool, career, exploration, first-year students, major, mentors, narrative, peer, storytelling

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Author Biography

Mara Washburn, The City College of New York

Mara Washburn, Ph.D., is a SEEK counselor and assistant professor in the Department of SEEK Counseling and Student Support Services at The City College of New York. She can be reached at mwashburn@ccny.cuny.edu.

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Vol. 17 (2015): The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal

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