Abstract:
This study sought to investigate mentors’ perceptions of their roles and its impact
on mentees professional preparation in the partner schools in Akatsi South District
in the Volta Region of Ghana. The sample was drawn from three partner schools.
A total of sixty respondents participated in the study. The data was analysed using
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 22. The analysis involved
summarizing the data in the form of descriptive statistics to answer the research
questions while various inferential statistical tools were used to test the various
hypothesis investigated. The first and second hypothesis were tested using General
Linear Model (GLM). The 3rd and 5th hypothesis were tested using Pearson Product
Moment Correlation Coefficient while hypothesis 4 was subjected to T-Test of
independence test. The findings of the study revealed that the mentees agreed that
they receive quality of support from their mentors while the mentors perceived as
high the quality of preparation given them to perform their roles. The study noted
that the impact that mentors had made on mentees was strong. They agreed that the
mentoring strategies used for them had great impact on them as mentees. The
respondents also agreed that the mentoring programme had positive impact in
partner schools in terms of learners’ achievement. It is recommended that
mentoring programmes should be organized for the mentors more often.
