Wagner, ClaireDu Toit, Jacques Louis2025-07-152025-07-152024-12Wagner, C. & du Toit, J. (2024). Planning Students’ Experiences of Interdisciplinary Near-Peer Research Mentoring. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 44(4), 2305-2315. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X231181036.0739-456X (print)1552-6577 (online)10.1177/0739456X231181036http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103353This article describes planning students’ experiences of an interdisciplinary near-peer research-mentoring program in the context of experiential learning. A group of final-year undergraduate planning students, who were required to conduct research and write a report, were mentored by master’s degree students in research psychology. Data obtained from independent focus group discussions with two cohorts of students yielded three themes. The merits and demerits of near-peer research mentoring are presented, and planning lecturers’ approach to improving students’ research skills by providing similar (especially interdisciplinary) programs is considered.en© The Author(s) 2023.Experiential learningInterdisciplinary near-peer mentoringPlanning educationStudent experiencesResearch methodsPostprint Article