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Business Career High School Mentor Survey

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Michael Kountze, University of the Incarnate Word

Version:  View help for Version V1

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Summary:  View help for Summary Past research examining mentoring programs have explained the benefits student mentees received from having an adult as a mentor. For the mentee, the documentation shows that mentoring relationships have positive impacts on academic achievement, social attitudes, communication skills, and career goals (Mentoring.com, 2018). However, there has been very little research from the perspective of the mentor regarding their experiences of being in a mentoring relationship. This qualitative study will build upon the Berning (2013) study that extracted the thoughts and opinions of retiree and teen mentors who worked with elementary students. A recommendation from the Berning report suggested further studies need to be done on adults still involved in the workplace giving their off time to be mentors. The Business Careers High School mentoring program matches high school students with adult business professionals in the San Antonio community. Using an online questionnaire, mentors in this program were surveyed to further explore the themes developed in the Berning study.

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Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Mentoring; Survey Design ; Qualitative Research ; Mentor
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/8/2018 – 5/11/2018 (Spring 2018)
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 3/21/2018 – 4/6/2018 (Spring 2018)
Universe:  View help for Universe Business professionals serving as mentors in the Business Career High School mentoring program in San Antonio, TX.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) aggregate data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Aggregate data gathered using the Survey Monkey online tool. 

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate The survey was sent to a pool of 153 possible respondents. The backgrounds, work experience, and ages of the mentors was varied as it was important to get as close to a representative sample as possible. Rather than interviews or focus groups, the on-line questionnaire method was used to reach the greatest number of mentors in the least amount of time. 
Sampling:  View help for Sampling The participants selected were all current mentors in the Business Careers High School mentoring program. 
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) web-based survey
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Individuals
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit All 153 individuals that were serving as mentors in the Business Career High School Mentoring program

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