Preparing students for peer-led education and their outcomes: A systematic literature review

To prepare students to peer-lead education, they need to be trained. This systematic literature review aims to describe training programs for peer-leading students and evaluate outcomes for these students. It also aims to evaluate learning outcomes for students that participate in the peer-led education. Finally, it aims to evaluate beliefs of the teaching staff that is involved, on the training programs and the peer-led education. Based on an extensive search and eligibility criteria, 86 studies were included. Preliminary findings show that both groups of students are satisfied and have positive learning outcomes. Studies are mostly of descriptive nature. This calls for collaboration between educationalists, educational researchers, and those developing and evaluating training students for peer-led education.