Self-efficacy and attitude of mentors towards mentees on the out-segment internship of teacher education in the Sagnarigu Municipality

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.