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Showing 1 to 20 of 66 for “"Mentoring in education"”.
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An analysis of mentoring practices experienced by student teachers during teaching practice: a case of Evelyn Hone College
The purpose of this study was to analyse mentoring practices experienced by student teachers at Evelyn Hone College within the five factor mentoring model for effective teaching during teaching practice. This study was quantitative in nature and employed a cross-sectional survey design. The study …
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An analysis of mentoring practices experienced by student teachers during teaching practice: a case of Evelyn Hone College
The purpose of this study was to analyse mentoring practices experienced by student teachers at Evelyn Hone College within the five factor mentoring model for effective teaching during teaching practice. This study was quantitative in nature and employed a cross-sectional survey design. The study …
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Impact of student identity and involvement within the Dr. Harley E. Flack Mentoring Program
The purpose of this study was to investigate student identity development and involvement within the Dr. Harley E. Flack Mentoring Program on selected students at Rowan University. The subjects in this study consisted of 130 full time undergraduate students during the Spring 2012 semester, who …
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Relationships matter : The positive impact of strengths-based leadership coaching on technical college faculty engagement/
Raad, Brenda K. This research project investigated the impact positive psychology-enriched, strengths-based coaching relationships, occurring between an associate dean and faculty had on faculty engagement. It has been established that positive psychology methods and focus on strengths can …
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Enhancing teacher education through the use of technology
<p>With the need for teachers in this decade well documented, state policymakers have directed much attention to programs aimed at retaining new teachers. States, school districts, and schools can ill afford to lose good teachers at a time when pressure to improve student achievement is increasing. …
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The Student Teaching Experience: Mentor Teachers' Self-Reported Mentoring Behaviors, Challenges, And Resource Utilization
Mentor teachers working with Drake University student teachers during the Fall 1998 and Spring 1999 semesters were surveyed regarding beliefs about their mentoring role in working with student teachers. Survey data, collected from forced-choice and open-ended items, included mentor teachers' …
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Teacher mentoring: the needs of first year teachers
… to identify the needs of the first year teachers in one public school district for the 2001-2002 school year. The intern distributed two surveys over the course of the study. The first survey was distributed in the beginning of the school year and the second survey at the end of January. The …
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Transition into the teaching profession: induction and mentoring issues surrounding secondary music teachers /
The purpose of this study was to investigate the issues surrounding the transition into the teaching profession by specifically focusing on teacher induction and mentoring issues while explicitly addressing matters of concern by secondary music teachers in a large suburban school board in southern …
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The effects of being a mentor on high school students' self-efficacy and communication skills development
<p>The outcome of mentoring programs on the child being mentored has been widely researched in recent years. However, little empirical research has been conducted to determine the effects that these relationships have on the person doing the mentoring. The purpose of this research was to …
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Peer mentoring for-profit college students
A peer mentoring program for new students at a for-profit institution was implemented at a campus over five quarters. Peer mentors with high GPAs were matched with students for eleven weeks to help with academic success. A Business Club was created to support the mentoring program and campus …
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Elementary Teacher Mentoring in a Rural Georgia School System: The Impact on Teacher Retention and the Implication for Elementary School Principals
The purpose of this study was to explore beginning teachers' beliefs on their mentoring programs and to explain their perspectives. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with three beginning teacher participants and three principal participants in a rural Georgia school system. Constant …
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Mentorships and co-op placements as a means of heightening the need for a secondary school diploma to the education of at-risk students.--
… to be quite concerned about a dropout rate in Ontario's public schools of some 30 percent. With the basic understanding that a high dropout rate is costly both in economic terms and in human terms, something quite obviously needs to be done to reduce the dropout rate in Ontario schools and, …
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The Characteristics of Effective Mentoring Programs for At Risk Students as Perceived by Selected Georgia Principals
… to identify the characteristics of successful mentoring programs principals perceived most effective with at risk students. The research conducted intends to be a resource of organized support systems for students considered at risk for academic failure. As an educator, the researcher …
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The impact of first year mentoring experiences on the attrition rates of alternatively certified teachers.
School administrators across the State of Texas struggle each year to fill classroom vacancies prior to the arrival of students. These administrators often find themselves repeatedly filling the same vacancies that they filled the previous year. Teachers cite many reasons for leaving their schools; …
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Mentoring of at-risk students in an elementary setting
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mentoring at-risk students in grades 1-5 (n=19) using action research. Students were partnered with teachers who volunteered for the study. Data regarding frequency and duration of contact, changes in academic, social, and …
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Master students' perception of informal faculty mentoring : an explorative investigation
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