Rosio, Walter_MED_2023

Title Rosio, Walter_MED_2023
Alternative Title Educator Perceptions of School-Based Mentoring: Wants, Needs, and Suggestions for the Future
Creator Rosio, Walter
Collection Name Master of Education
Description The following Master of Education thesis develops a study aimed to contribute to the literature by examining the perceptions of teachers on mentoring program effectiveness and general outlook by examining their beliefs, opinions, and suggestions for how to better shape school-based mentoring programs.
Abstract Increasingly, school districts have utilized school-based mentoring to address the growing academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of adolescents in public schools. These programs primarily utilized licensed teachers to help facilitate school-based mentoring programs to reach a majority of the general student population. This study aimed to contribute to the literature by examining the perceptions of teachers on mentoring program effectiveness and general outlook by examining their beliefs, opinions, and suggestions for how to better shape school-based mentoring programs. This study revealed that most educators had a strong sense of mentoring program purpose and goals, which were congruent with mentoring best practices. Teachers who served as mentors also understood and complied with their outlined program expectations and responsibilities. While teachers had varied opinions on what the focus of their mentoring program should be (student social well-being or academics), all teachers agreed that; mentoring as a general practice was overall beneficial for the general student population and overwhelmingly perceived the existence of their mentoring program as positive. However, teacher frustrations and criticisms of program applications persisted and should be a priority focus for educational leaders when considering future schoolwide mentoring program implementation.
Subject Mentoring; Teachers; Leadership; Education, Secondary
Keywords education; secondary education; mentor; mentoring; school-based mentoring; perceptions; qualitative; interview
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date 2023
Medium Thesis
Type Text
Access Extent 560 KB; 70 page pdf
Rights The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce their theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights.
Source University Archives Electronic Records: Master of Education. Stewart Library, Weber State University
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Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6sthkhm