Importance of Peer Learning Among Part-Time Students in Preventing Drop Out

Abstract

The paper aims to answer how peer learning among Czech students studying in combined educational programmes at public tertiary education prevents dropout. The analysis covers 28 narrative biographies, 94 written narratives, and six focus groups. Results show that involved part-time students perceive their peer learning as a crucial element of their studies. Peer learning helps the students adapt to higher education and orientate in it, enables them to work meaningfully with study content, and enhances their motivation to complete their studies.