Mentoring among Teachers

A survey was developed enabling subjects to describe their experiences as mentors and proteges. This questionnaire was administered to 107 public school teachers and to a comparison group of 70 police officers and 87 nurses. The results indicated that most beginning teachers benefit from the guidance of at least one mentor, usually a senior colleague. The frequency of mentoring among teachers was not significantly different from that among police officers and nurses. There was a significant relationship between having a mentor and job satisfaction. Having a mentor was also significantly related to being a mentor.