A description of peer education programs in public institutions of higher education in Virginia

The purpose of this research was to determine the status of peer education programs in state-supported institutions in Virginia. The result of this research was to provide base-line data relative to peer education programs in colleges in Virginia. Survey research methodology, specifically interview by telephone, was used to determine the following: (a) the number of peer education programs available, (b) the types of peer education programs currently being implemented, (c) selection process of peer educators, (d) evaluation techniques of peer education programs, (e) the number of students providing peer education instruction, (f) the number of students receiving peer education instruction, (g) the funding sources for peer education programs, (h) the academic and administrative units involved in peer education programs, (i) types of compensation given to peer education instructors, and (i) the training protocol for the peer education instructors including how peer educators are trained in terms of length and content. Data were presented by size and type of institution.