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Implications for School Leaders. Study findings have identified a clear need for policy at the school level (or higher) related to mentoring. Mentoring policies should clearly identify and regulate mentors and mentees’ functions, rights and responsibilities. Clarity of purpose, guidelines for selecting mentors/mentees, and a pathway for addressing mentor/mentee mismatches are all necessary components of mentoring policies. Policy could also include suggestions for meeting timelines, reporting and regular (perhaps annual) evaluation of the success of the program in order to allow for regular review and improvement. In order to make mentoring more successful for both mentors and mentees, the study has revealed several changes school management may implement. Specifically, study participants identified a shortage of time (due to the increased workload associated with mentoring) and a discrepancy in partners’ schedules; one solution to this problem is for management to provide protected time dedicated to mentoring in order to better support these partnerships. Additionally, as participants suggested, it would be helpful to exempt mentors from some lateral duties to allow them offer more support to the newcomers. Moreover, the issue of mentors and xxxxxxx’ mismatch should be addressed. Senior management teams should thoroughly match the partners taking into consideration the personal characteristics and specializations of the mentors and mentees. In addition, it could be beneficial to provide an opportunity for the dyads to choose partners themselves. An opportunity to change mentors early in the process if a mismatch occurs would also help to improve the efficacy of the mentoring program for both mentors and mentees. Another suggestion that may solve the issue of the mismatch is a shift from traditional one-to-one formula of mentoring to a group mentoring in which mentors and mentees will be able to work with more than one partner. Such practice, according to Xxxx (1997) “allows for more efficient use of resources as for example, the mentor’s time and expertise has the opportunity for greater influence and allows the development of more individuals” (p.128). The results further suggested that there is a necessity to assign mentors according to their altruistic desire to help new teachers rather than to appoint them from the top because of their teaching experience and qualifications. Teachers might be afraid to question the authority and refuse to participate in mentoring programs even if the...
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