peer education
Classmates instructing classmates
Peer education is teaching or mentoring conducted by people of similar age, status, or background rather than by authority figures.
The approach assumes that peers can communicate more effectively about sensitive topics—sex education, drug prevention, mental health—because they share experiences and speak the same language: The campus uses peer education to reach students struggling with anxiety.
- knowledge sharingTransferring expertise between people
- cooperative learningEducational approach using teamwork
- word of mouthInformation passed through conversation
- buddy systemMutual monitoring arrangement
- health literacyUnderstanding medical information and systems
role modeling · trust building · real talk · safe sex practices · study groups · community outreach · grassroots organizing · harm reduction · behavior change · teens · decision-making skills · street smarts · conflict resolution · youth empowerment · group · health · youth · life skills