Voices of educational administration internship mentors. Issue 3 (27th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Clayton, Jennifer K.; Thessin, Rebecca A.
• Is Part Of: Mentoring & tutoring. Volume 25:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 291
• Page End: 308
• Publication Date: 2017-05-27
• Subjects: Administrative internship -- mentoring -- field-based learning -- educational leadership; Mentoring in education -- Periodicals; Tutors and tutoring -- Periodicals; 371.1460941
• DOI: 10.1080/13611267.2017.1364836
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1361-1267

Abstract

Abstract: Within the field of leadership preparation, there is agreement by both scholars and practitioners of the need to engage aspiring leaders in authentic field-based learning experiences that tightly align to coursework (Perez, Uline, Johnson, James-Ward, & Basom, 2011). An integrated approach including mentoring is critical to the success of the internship activities and therefore the overall experience. Using data gathered from interns, as well as issues emerging in existent literature, the researchers developed and administered a survey to mentors to assess the activities, level of engagement, and general feedback on the internship experience for those they supervised, as well as their own development during the interaction. We subsequently conducted interviews of five mentors who had responded to the survey to allow for further exploration of the emergent themes.