Meaning making of mentorship for the tuition-free student

PurposeThe study aimed to explore how student recipients of a full-tuition scholarship envision, define and experience mentorship and the types of relationships they have and expect from mentors. The study adds to the growing body of literature on mentorship as supplemental support for college student success.Design/methodology/approachSemi-structured interviews of 20 first-year college students in the Mid-West United States were collected as a part of a more extensive mixed-methods study. The authors used a four-phase process to refine, derive meaning and develop themes. Kegan's orders of consciousness explain how students make meaning of mentorship.FindingsStudents described mentoring as a service that could provide specific transactional features. Ten participants were unable to acknowledge a mentoring relationship at all, despite describing mentoring experiences and opportunities. Students often align with Kegan's second order, which focuses on self and valuing transactional, short-term relationships. Adjusting approaches to explaining mentorship and the value of building relationships appear to be an opportunity for research and practice.Originality/valueThis study illustrates an apparent disconnect between the intent of mentorship and the experiences of mentees. The students' experiences add a valuable perspective that supports the need to further refine mentoring practices in meaningful ways to impact student success, persistence and retention.

“We Overwhelm Them with Hope”: How Online Mentors Can Support Online Learners

This survey research study analyzed responses from 143 mentors from around the world participating in a global higher education initiative. Results confirmed the effectiveness of four mentoring domains identified in the literature, reporting the most success from providing emotional and psychological support for students. This article provides mentoring strategies including student goal setting, identifies characteristics of an online role model, and shows the importance of online mentors’ confidence in students gaining technology skills. The study has additionally contributed to the literature supporting (a) benefits of online mentoring for nontraditional students, (b) influence of technology on mentoring challenges, and (c) role assumption in online mentoring. Additionally, the study provided a literature review of the background of online mentoring and mentoring practices, the benefits and challenges of online mentoring, and lessons learned from research. This work presents a comprehensive understanding of online mentoring, providing support for mentors seeking to improve their performance as well as recommendations for creating mentoring programs to improve organizations.

MANAJEMEN KEUANGAN DAN PEMASARAN DARING EFEKTIF, STRATEGI BANGKITKAN KEMBALI PEREKONOMIAN PAGUYUBAN UMKM BATIK JETIS SIDOARJO

Kampoeng Batik Jetis Sidoarjo has existed since 1,675 with the character of Sidoarjo's traditional hand-drawn batik which until now has been well preserved. It is named Kampoeng Batik Tulis because the majority of residents of Jetis sub-district, Sidoarjo sub-district are batik makers. During the economic crisis of the COVID-19, the efforts of SMEs in the Jetis Batik Community in developing business are not easy. Limited capital and uncertain market share are difficult problems for SMEs to deal with. The ability to manage the finances of SMEs business is very necessary for business performance and business continuity to anticipate the impact of the economic crisis. In addition, the SMEs of the Jetis Batik Community have always relied on outlet stores to market their products, resulting in a drastic drop in turnover due to social restrictions. This program is prepared to meet the need for increasing scientific knowledge and expertise that can support business continuity, especially SMEs, as well as increasing productivity and business profits that are run in the long term. This activity program will present professional speakers in related fields using knowledge sharing methods through lecture techniques, discussions, and mentoring practices in making management systems for operating business accounting records, business financial management, and marketing techniques for SMEs products. The target participants for this training are members of the UMKM of Batik Jetis, Sidoarjo Regency, who need special handling so that they can immediately rise from adversity, especially due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic economic crisis. This program is carried out in the form of training and mentoring activities for a total period of 6 months. There are several outcomes result from this activity, including increasing knowledge and insight in the field of operational management of business accounting records; increasing knowledge and insight in the field of business financial management; increasing ability and insight in the field of creative ideas in marketing SMEs products; increasing knowledge and insight in the field of online marketing techniques for SME products; increasing knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship; and improving the skills of members of the UMKM Batik Jetis.Keywords: Crisis, Economic, financial, MarketingAbstrakKampoeng Batik Jetis Sidoarjo telah eksis sejak tahun 1.675 dengan karakter batik tulis tradisional Sidoarjo yang hingga kini terpelihara dengan baik. Dinamakan Kampoeng Batik Tulis karena mayoritas warga kelurahan Jetis Kecamatan Sidoarjo adalah pembatik. Di masa krisis ekonomi pandemi covid-19 seperti sekarang ini upaya UMKM di Paguyuban Batik Jetis dalam pengembangan usaha tidaklah mudah. Keterbatasan modal dan pangsa pasar yang tidak menentu menjadi masalah yang sulit dihadapi oleh UMKM. Kemampuan mengelola keuangan pelaku usaha UMKM sangat diperlukan untuk kinerja usaha dan keberlangsungan usaha untuk mengantisipasi dampak krisis ekonomi. Ditambah lagi para pelaku UMKM Paguyuban Batik Jetis selama ini selalu mengandalkan toko outlet untuk memasarkan produk menjadikan omzet menjadi turun drastis akibat pembatasan sosial. Program ini disiapkan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan akan peningkatan wawasan keilmuan dan keahlian yang dapat mendukung keberlangsungan usaha, terutama UMKM, serta peningkatan produktivitas dan keuntungan usaha yang dijalankan dalam jangka panjang. Program kegiatan ini akan menghadirkan pembicara-pembicara yang profesional di bidang terkait dengan menggunakan metode sharing knowledge melalui teknik ceramah, diskusi, dan praktik pendampingan pembuatan sistem manajemen pengelolaan operasional pencatatan akuntansi usaha, pengelolaan keuangan usaha, dan teknik pemasaran produk UMKM. Target peserta pelatihan ini adalah anggota UMKM Paguyuban Batik Jetis Kabupaten Sidoarjo, yang membutuhkan penanganan khusus agar dapat segera bangkit dari keterpurukan khususnya akibat dampak krisis ekonomi pandemi Covid-19. Program ini dilakukan dalam bentuk kegiatan pelatihan dan pendampingan selama kurun waktu total 6 bulan. Adapun beberapa luaran yang akan dihasilkan dari kegiatan ini, antara lain peningkatan pengetahuan dan wawasan di bidang pengelolaan operasional pencatatan akuntansi usaha; peningkatan pengetahuan dan wawasan di bidang pengelolaan keuangan usaha; peningkatan kemampuan dan wawasan di bidang ide kreatif dalam memasarkan produk UMKM; peningkatan pengetahuan dan wawasan di bidang teknik pemasaran produk UMKM secara daring; peningkatan pengetahuan dan wawasan di bidang kewirausahaan; dan peningkatan keterampilan anggota UMKM Paguyuban Batik Jetis.Kata Kunci: Krisis, Ekonomi, Keuangan, Pemasaran

Towards a culture of open scholarship: The role of pedagogical communities

The UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has called for evidence on the roles that different stakeholders play in reproducibility and research integrity. Of central priority are proposals for improving research integrity and quality, as well as guidance and support for researchers. In response to this, we argue that there is one important component of research integrity that is often absent from discussion: the pedagogical consequences of how we teach, mentor, and supervise students through open scholarship. We justify the need to integrate open scholarship principles into research training within higher education and argue that pedagogical communities play a key role in fostering an inclusive culture of open scholarship. We illustrate these benefits by presenting A Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training (FORRT), an international grassroots community whose goal is to provide support, resources, visibility, and advocacy for the adoption of principled, open teaching and mentoring practices, whilst generating conversations about the ethics and social impact of higher-education pedagogy. Representing a diverse group of early-career researchers and students across specialisms, we advocate for greater recognition of and support for pedagogical communities, and encourage all research stakeholders to engage with these communities to enable long-term, sustainable change.

International cooperation of Russian universities and academic mobility (based on self-examination reports)

The development of international cooperation along with the growing number of the participants of academic mobility are among the attributes of internationalization of education. Its positive effects are universally acknowledged, however take effort to be achieved. Based on the example of national research universities, the article examines the peculiarities of international activity and opportunities for the Russian universities to participate in the international academic mobility. Primary focus is given to the student international internships, which are considered as highly effective educational and mentoring practices. The theoretical framework for this research is comprised of a set of provisions that characterize international academic exchange as mutually beneficial interaction of different values, cultures, experience, knowledge, interests, and goals. The scientific novelty lies in introduction of the new empirical self-examination reports of the universities, use of various statistical data and rating results. The conclusion is made that international academic mobility has its own structure, pronounced geographical focus, and industry characteristics. Cooperation with individual foreign universities and enterprises, as well as with international university associations and branch associations is well developed and creates favorable environment for the advancement of international academic mobility. However, these opportunities are not used to the fullest, as testified by relatively low number of the Russian participants, prevalence of incoming flow vs outgoing, and unequal conditions for the capital and regional universities.

Developing and Implementing an Intervention Study: Strategies for Mentoring Students Throughout the Research Process

Introduction Designing and conducting an intervention study is an arduous task for students that requires strong teaching and mentoring practices from psychology instructors. Statement of the Problem Most research methods textbooks simply describe how an intervention is incorporated into a research study design (Johnson & Christensen, 2016), but rarely discuss steps on how to plan and develop an intervention study, leaving instructors without a guide to mentor students throughout the process. Literature Review Some research methods education instructors incorporate teaching techniques such as problem-based learning, “learning by doing,” or by incorporating online modules into their research methods curricula (Gurung, R. A. R., & Stoa, R. (2020). A national survey of teaching and learning research methods: Important concepts and faculty and student perspectives. Teaching of Psychology, 47(2), 111-120.). Teaching Implications This article provides a summary of best practices from the literature and from our experiences in planning, developing, and implementing rigorous intervention studies utilizing a checklist teaching-tool intended for undergraduate- and graduate-level psychology instructors. Additionally, teaching tips on incorporating hands-on intervention activities and projects into coursework are provided (Butler, B. M., & Morrow, J. A. (2021). Developing and implementing an intervention study: Strategies for mentoring students throughout the research process supplementary material. Figshare). Conclusion This checklist can enhance the teaching and mentorship of students to ensure successful intervention studies of their own.

Mentoring Support of Cooperating Teachers: Insights from Filipino Practice Teachers

ABSTRACT The literature reveals the indispensable role of mentoring in practice teaching. However, little is known about the mentoring support the Filipino cooperating teachers (CTs) extended to their practice teachers (PTs). Also, no study has been conducted yet on mentoring using a constructively aligned scale with the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST). Through sequential explanatory mixed-method design, this study determined the extent of CTs’ mentoring support from the viewpoint of the PTs. There were 840 PTs (680 females, 160 males) from a public university who participated in the survey using the Mentoring Practices Scale. Besides, 25 randomly selected PTs’ portfolios were content analysed to substantiate the quantitative data. Findings revealed that the CTs provided mentoring to a very great extent along with personal, career, professional knowledge, instructional process, and role modelling supports. Indeed, though preliminary research, this study serves as a take-off for strengthening the mentoring activities to benefit both Filipino CTs and PTs.

Performance Supervision and Employees’ Productivity in the Ministry of Lands, Environment and Natural Resources of Taita Taveta County, Kenya

The seeming teacher turnover in secondary schools in Nigeria necessitated this study on mentoring practices of principals for teachers’ retention in public secondary schools in Anambra State. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. One research question guided the study. The population of the study comprised 256 principals and the entire population was used for the study. Researchers’ developed questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts, two in Educational measurement and evaluation, Department of Educational Foundation and the other in Educational planning and management, Educational Management and Policy, all in the Faculty of Education Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The Cronbach’s alpha method was used to determine the internal consistency of the items which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.75. The researchers with the help of ten research assistants distributed and successfully collected 256 copies of the questionnaire administered. The research question was answered using the arithmetic mean. It was found among others that principals in public secondary schools in Anambra state use formal and informal mentoring to a very low extent for teachers’ retention. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that government should provide adequate resources necessary for effective mentoring programme in secondary schools in Anambra State.