Student Teachers and Their Mentors: Differing Perspectives of the Mentoring Experience during Initial Teacher Training in Ghana

Autor/inn/en	Kuyini, Ahmed Bawa; Abukari, Abdulai; Rashid, Mohammed Abubakari
Titel	Student Teachers and Their Mentors: Differing Perspectives of the Mentoring Experience during Initial Teacher Training in Ghana
Quelle	In: Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 30 (2022) 1, S.84-105 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kuyini, Ahmed Bawa)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1361-1267
DOI	10.1080/13611267.2022.2031083
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Teachers; Cooperating Teachers; Mentors; Role Models; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Teacher Role; Teacher Education Programs; Elementary School Teachers; Program Effectiveness; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Co-operation; Cooperation; Teacher; Teachers; Kooperation; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Identifikationsfigur; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerrolle; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule
Abstract	This study explored student teachers' (mentees) and their mentors' perspectives of the mentoring during initial teaching practice in Ghana. Guided by the framework of mentor as role model, peer support and sponsor, a 15-item questionnaire (Mentoring Support Scale) -- premised on four factors -- was combined with two open-ended questions to gather data. A total 321 student teachers (mentees) and their mentors participated in the study. Quantitative procedures (descriptive, t-tests, ANOVA) and qualitative procedures (thematic analysis) were used to analyse the data. The results showed that mentors rated themselves higher than student teachers (mentees) as providing more support in the mentoring situation. Factor analysis confirmed the proposed four-factor model designed to measure the mentoring engagement/relationship in Ghana. The challenges of the mentoring program include limited support, inadequate communication and feedback. How to address these issues are discussed with respect to preparation before teaching practice and the mentoring interactions in schools. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01