The Work Context and Mentoring: Do Job Characteristics Influence Mentoring Received?

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of job characteristics on mentoring received. A survey questionnaire was sent to 435 employees from 29 preschools in Norway and 284 responses were returned, a response rate of 65.3%. Exploratory factor analysis and stepwise regression analysi...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:717124f8b31646c09cfbfaa32bb5a65e2021-12-02T07:40:03ZThe Work Context and Mentoring: Do Job Characteristics Influence Mentoring Received?1891-594910.23865/nse.v41.3487https://doaj.org/article/717124f8b31646c09cfbfaa32bb5a65e2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://noredstudies.org/index.php/nse/article/view/3487/5937https://doaj.org/toc/1891-5949The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of job characteristics on mentoring received. A survey questionnaire was sent to 435 employees from 29 preschools in Norway and 284 responses were returned, a response rate of 65.3%. Exploratory factor analysis and stepwise regression analysis were used to analyze the data while age was used as a control variable. The results reveal that social support and feedback from others have a significant influence on mentoring received, indicating that coordination of work based on these job characteristics could promote mentoring received in preschools.Torbjørn WaalandCappelen Damm Akademisk NOASParticlecognitive taskstask varietyfeedback from otherssocial supportmentoring receivedEducation (General)L7-991ENNordic Studies in Education, Vol 41, Iss 4, Pp 349-364 (2021)
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topic cognitive tasks
task variety
feedback from others
social support
mentoring received
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task variety
feedback from others
social support
mentoring received
Education (General)
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Torbjørn Waaland
The Work Context and Mentoring: Do Job Characteristics Influence Mentoring Received?
description The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of job characteristics on mentoring received. A survey questionnaire was sent to 435 employees from 29 preschools in Norway and 284 responses were returned, a response rate of 65.3%. Exploratory factor analysis and stepwise regression analysis were used to analyze the data while age was used as a control variable. The results reveal that social support and feedback from others have a significant influence on mentoring received, indicating that coordination of work based on these job characteristics could promote mentoring received in preschools.
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