Open AccessInfluence of learning mentoring on mentor effectiveness: case of nursing studies
Author(s) -
Liudmila Rupšienė,
Simona Paulikienė
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
social welfare : interdisciplinary approach
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2424-3876
pISSN - 2029-7424
DOI - 10.21277/sw.v1i6.243
Subject(s) - nursing , psychology , medical education , medicine
Despite many arguments for the influence of effective mentoring on training professionals, in practice, the problem of effective mentoring still remains a relevant issue. Based on the theoretical understanding that mentoring can be learnt, the article raises the following problem question: “what is the influence of learning mentoring on mentor effectiveness”? Having selected the case of nursing studies, an anonymous written survey of nursing students and their mentors was conducted in 2014. Statistical data analysis of 441 pairs (of a student and his or her mentor) showed that mentor effectiveness in the case of nursing studies depends on learning mentoring