Abstract Experiential learning is touted as an effective way of imparting research skills. This suggests that master’s students undergoing training in research psychology should be exposed to managing projects and supervising interdisciplinary research teams and projects before entering the workplace. The Department of Psychology and Department of Town and Regional Planning at a South African university developed a near-peer mentoring programme in which the psychology master’s students mentored undergraduate urban planning students who were writing their final-year research reports. Focus group discussions with the psychology students about their experiences of the programme were analysed using phenomenography. The psychology students experienced their role as mentor in five hierarchical variations. The first four were seen as challenging, while the benefits were only experienced at the highest level of the hierarchy. Lessons learnt from the mentoring relationship that mirror certain workplace research skills are discussed followed by recommendations for improving the mentoring programme.

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通过跨学科的近距离同伴指导发展未来工作场所的研究技能

摘要经验学习被认为是传授研究技能的有效途径。这表明正在接受研究心理学培训的硕士生在进入工作场所之前应接受项目管理以及对跨学科研究团队和项目的监督。南非一所大学的心理学系和城市与区域规划系制定了一项近等指导计划，其中心理学硕士课程的学生指导正在编写其最后研究报告的城市规划专业的本科生。使用现象学分析了与心理学专业学生就他们的计划经历进行的焦点小组讨论。心理学学生经历了五个等级变化中的导师角色。前四个被认为具有挑战性，而收益只有在最高层级才能体验到。讨论了从指导关系中学到的反映某些工作场所研究技能的经验，然后提出了改进指导计划的建议。