Term
Summer 2025
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAT
Facilitator(s)
Karen L. Moroz
Content Expert
Jeff Huth
Abstract
Near-peer mentoring involves pairing students with peers who are close in age but slightly more advanced in experience ensures the students' needs are met in ways that feel supportive and accessible. This capstone project explores how peer mentoring fosters social-emotional resilience in elementary students. The project is designed for a ten-week curriculum using the Minnesota SEL standard, which uses CASEL’s five competencies to be integrated into the classroom. Frameworks that carry this project include Bandura's social learning theory and self-efficacy, Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), Identity-Based Motivation (IBM), along with Masten’s ordinary magic. Research on resilience highlights that resilience is fluid and can be nurtured through consistent practice and relational support. Although this project does not create empirical results, it provides a structural foundation for support. Concluding that near-peer mentoring, when aligned with the SEL framework, has the potential to strengthen student emotional regulation, social relationships, and academic resilience.
Project Type
Curriculum
Keywords
Curriculum, Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Motivation
Recommended Citation
Paw, Bway, "Fostering Resilience Through Near Peer Mentorship in Elementary School" (2025). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 1123.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/1123
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DigitalCommons@Hamline
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School of Education Student Capstone Projects