Putting school-based mentors' experience into context : a mixed-methods cross-country comparison
Bufali, Maria Vittoria and Morton, Alec and Connelly, Graham (2023) Putting school-based mentors' experience into context : a mixed-methods cross-country comparison. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 12 (3). pp. 251-266. ISSN 2046-6854 (https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMCE-09-2022-0080)
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Abstract
Purpose – Cross-national research on cultural differences can help understand what drives, in differing contexts, mentors' commitment to school-based mentoring programs. This comparative study aimed to explore whether adult volunteers, from Scotland and Italy, experience being mentors of vulnerable youth differently. Design/methodology/approach – Data from interviews (n = 20) and questionnaires (n = 114) were used to test hypotheses concerning volunteer mentors' perceptions of their role and abilities, as well as motives for participation. According to cross-cultural theories, Scottish mentors should be more likely to identify mentoring with establishing friendly relationships with mentees and promoting youth self-empowerment. They should also be more self-confident and value-driven as volunteers. Findings – Despite the mixed support for the assumptions concerning how the mentor role is conceived, Scottish mentors were less likely than Italians to doubt their abilities and more driven by other-focused and generative concerns. Originality/value – The study reveals significant variations in how volunteers from countries featuring different welfare regimes and cultural orientations experience mentoring. The research advances our understanding of how culturally sensitive approaches can foster mentors' engagement.
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Bufali, Maria Vittoria, Morton, Alec ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3803-8517 and Connelly, Graham;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 85526 Dates: DateEvent2 August 2023Published29 May 2023Published Online7 May 2023AcceptedSubjects: Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management
Education > Theory and practice of educationDepartment: Strathclyde Business School > Management Science
Strategic Research Themes > Health and WellbeingDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 16 May 2023 11:12 Last modified: 28 Sep 2024 00:48 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/85526