Peer learning for change in higher education

AbstractThis paper draws upon small scale, qualitative research at a UK university to present a Learning Development (LD) perspective on peer learning. This approach is offered as a lens for exploring social aspects of learning, cultural change in higher education and implications for pedagogy and policy. Views of a small group of peer learning leaders are considered in relation to notions of learning and identity, within disciplinary or broader student communities.Keywords: peer-assisted learninglearning developmentacademic literaciessocial practicescommunities of practicethird space