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The Impact Of Mentoring On Life Science Undergraduate Mentors, Kari Nelson
The Impact Of Mentoring On Life Science Undergraduate Mentors, Kari Nelson
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Universities are increasingly encouraging their undergraduates to become mentors to others, yet relatively little research has been done to empirically understand the impact of this work on the mentors themselves. Therefore, the overall goals of this work were: (1) To evaluate the types of studies that have been conducted on the impacts of serving as an undergraduate mentor; (2) To examine the methodological rigor of recent studies and make recommendations for improvement; and (3) To asses if serving as an undergraduate mentor impacted the critical thinking of the mentors, using a valid and reliable instrument, the California Critical Thinking Skills …
Leveraging A Teacher Mentorship Program In A Complex System, Jami L. Holbein Swanson
Leveraging A Teacher Mentorship Program In A Complex System, Jami L. Holbein Swanson
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The support a beginning teacher receives varies from school to school, and from district to district. When beginning teachers are not supported, their learning as teachers is not maximized. New teacher induction is the strategy most school districts employ to support new-hires. Current scholarship suggests the terms induction and mentor program are often used interchangeably, but actually have very different definitions. Mentors programs are one component of a comprehensive induction program; where as, an induction program is a series of events or activities in the beginning years of a teacher’s career. Effectively leveraging the mentorship program in a complex system …