期刊名称：International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
印刷版ISSN：1307-9298
出版年度：2017
卷号：2
期号：2
页码：199-216
语种：English
出版社：International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
其他摘要：While research has been conducted concerning the effects of school-based mentoring on atriskstudents, limited work has focused on the volunteer mentors. This study examined themotivations of adult volunteers and the benefits of their participation in a six-month,school-based mentoring program. A total of 31 volunteers completed adapted versions of theVolunteer Functions Inventory and a post-survey as part of a program in which theymentored at-risk elementary school students. Volunteers were more satisfied with theirmentoring experience when their perceived benefits matched their initial motivations,though this did not seem to impact their intentions to mentor again in the future.Volunteers’ motivations tended toward expressing important values or gaining greaterunderstanding, though some younger volunteers were also motivated to gain career-relatedexperience. Implications for school-based mentoring programs are addressed.
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