Mentor’s Perception of Their Roles and Its Impact on Mentees in Partner Schools in Akatsi - South District

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.