TITLE:
An Exploration of Issues That Affect Mentoring and Teacher Effectiveness in Government Aided Secondary Schools in the Acholi Sub-Region
AUTHORS:
John Bismarck Okumu, Tom Henry Ogwang, George Opio
KEYWORDS:
Mentoring, Challenges, Implications, Effectiveness, Teachers, Secondary Schools
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.14 No.7,
July
31,
2023
ABSTRACT: This paper investigates the challenges faced in mentoring and its
implications for teacher effectiveness in Government-aided secondary schools in the Acholi sub-region in Uganda. The study used a descriptive, cross sectional
research design within a focus on government aided secondary schools in the
Acholi sub-region. It was found that mentoring faces challenges such as
limited time, teachers’ negative attitudes, lack of motivation and
poor relationship between teachers and administrators, which leads teachers to distance themselves from
mentors and avoid mentoring sessions, thus impacting on teacher effectiveness. The study
recommends that education stakeholders should emphasize mentoring
to enhance quality education at all levels in
Government-aided secondary schools. Government should institutionalize the mentoring process to change teachers mind set on mentoring and improve quality
mentoring training.