Mentoring among Teachers
- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Educational Research
- Vol. 76 (2) , 113-118
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.1982.10885433
Abstract
A survey was developed enabling subjects to describe their experiences as mentors and proteges. This questionnaire was administered to 107 public school teachers and to a comparison group of 70 police officers and 87 nurses. The results indicated that most beginning teachers benefit from the guidance of at least one mentor, usually a senior colleague. The frequency of mentoring among teachers was not significantly different from that among police officers and nurses. There was a significant relationship between having a mentor and job satisfaction. Having a mentor was also significantly related to being a mentor.Keywords
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