Abstract:
The study assessed the self-efficacy and attitude of mentors towards mentees on
the Out-segment internship of teacher education in the Sagnarigu Municipality.
Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The census method was used
to engage 433 participants; 205 mentors and 228 mentees. Mentor Efficacy
Scale (MES) developed by Riggs (2000) was adopted whiles Mentor Attitude
Scale (MAS) developed by Hudson (2004) was adapted for the study. The
reliability indexes for the instruments were 0.87 and 0.73, respectively. The
statistical tools used for the analysis were frequency distributions, means,
standard deviations, independent samples t-test and a one-way analysis of
variance (ANOVA). The results revealed that both male and female mentors in
the Sagnarigu Municipality had high levels of self-efficacy as most of them
scored above the average mean score of 2.5. Again the mentors exhibited
positive attitudes towards mentees on the out-segment internship. The results
also showed that mentors would stay in classrooms with mentees if classrooms
conditions were made conducive. Lack of accommodation for mentees,
inadequate teaching and learning materials and heavy workload were some
challenges identified by the mentees on the out-segment internship. It is
recommended that the Ghana Education Service and the colleges of education
should intensify their periodic monitoring of mentors and mentees to further
enhance the successful implementation of the out-segment internship.
