TITLE:
A Qualitative Evaluation of a Mentoring Program for Health and Physical Education Teachers
AUTHORS:
Peter R. Whipp, Richard Pengelley
KEYWORDS:
Mentoring, Mentor Training, Quality of Work Life
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Physical Education,
Vol.6 No.2,
May
17,
2016
ABSTRACT: This
study examined the impact of a mentoring relationship on Quality of Work Life
(QWL) and teaching self-efficacy for early career and experienced Health and
Physical Education (HPE) teachers, and the application of mentoring skills by
experienced teachers. Experienced mentor teachers (n = 22) were paired with early career mentee teachers (n = 22) at the beginning of a year-long
intervention. Semi-structured interviews provided unanimous support for the
utility of the Physical Educators Mentoring Active Teachers through Experience and Support
(PE M.A.T.E.S) program and the overall impact of mentoring on professional
skills, teaching self-efficacy and outcomes. Quantitative journal entries
reinforced enhanced applications of mentoring skills for mentors.