ERIC Number: EJ900837
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2395
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Evaluating the Outcomes of an eMentoring Program
Penny, Chris; Bolton, David
Journal of Educational Technology Systems, v39 n1 p17-30 2010-2011
While the term mentor can mean different things to different people, a true mentoring relationship is "characterized by a richness of interdependence between two people" (O'Neill, Wagner, & Gomez, 1996, p. 42). In the last 20 years, mentoring has become more popular in education. The increased interest in mentoring has resulted in part from the development and increased popularity of e-mail and other forms of electronic communication. At Central University we have been conducting an e-mentoring program with the Philadelphia School District. This program pairs teacher candidates from an educational technology class with students from predominately African-American, inner-city elementary and middle schools. These teacher candidates were required to mentor these students while they were working on a school science project. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of this e-mentoring program upon attitudes and potential behaviors of teacher candidates. (Contains 6 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Mentors, Middle School Students, Educational Technology, Program Effectiveness, Computer Mediated Communication, Preservice Teachers, African American Students, Elementary School Students, Science Projects
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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