American Indian College Student Mentoring: A Study to Measure Changes in Self-Efficacy

Autor/inn/en	Chelberg, Kelli; Bosman, Lisa
Titel	American Indian College Student Mentoring: A Study to Measure Changes in Self-Efficacy
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 10 (2020), Artikel 38 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chelberg, Kelli) ORCID (Bosman, Lisa)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Mentors; American Indian Students; Self Efficacy; Tribally Controlled Education; Program Effectiveness; Undergraduate Students; Academic Persistence; Faculty Advisers; School Holding Power; Educational Attainment; Social Support Groups; Goal Orientation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung
Abstract	The underrepresentation of American Indian (AI) students pursuing higher education opportunities continues to persist. This study sought to measure the perceived changes in participants' self-efficacy and confidence in navigating the college environment as a result of their participation in a mentoring program and addressed the research question "How does mentoring contribute to changes in tribal college students reported self-efficacy?" Nineteen participants who had participated in a semester-long mentoring program were given a retrospective pre- then post-program survey to measure changes in participants' perceived confidence in navigational and informational skills related to college success. Participants reported a significantly higher level of awareness in the post-program survey than they did in the pre-program survey across all of the mentoring program goals with the exception of one goal. In addition, there were no reported differences in AI and non-AI participants' and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)/non-STEM responses on the five scaled variables for the mentoring survey. Providing support early on in a student's educational career allows for the establishment of student connections with peers, support personnel, and resources that they can turn to for help in academics or setting goals. Additionally, early support provides encouragement and a sense of belief in themselves, which is critical to student success. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01