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Determining Mentoring Needs In Counselor Education Programs, Marcella D. Stark, Jennifer N. Boswell, Angie D. Cartwright, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie
Determining Mentoring Needs In Counselor Education Programs, Marcella D. Stark, Jennifer N. Boswell, Angie D. Cartwright, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie
Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision
This article describes the development and initial score validation of the Mentoring Needs in Counselor Education Scale (MNCES), designed to evaluate the mentoring needs of counselor education students and pre-tenured faculty. Exploratory factor analysis (n = 278) yielded a 32-item, five-component solution with strong score reliability as indicated by Cronbach’s alpha values above .70: Career and Professional Development (.82), Research and Scholarship (.86), Growth and Support (.83), Multicultural and Environmental Issues (.84), and Practitioner Role (72). The MNCES provides a tool for facilitating conversations regarding mentorship expectations between mentees and mentors in the field of counseling.