| 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 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6sthkhm |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
117616 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6sthkhm |
