Mentors' tasks in mentoring for higher schools’ students

Abstract

The article discusses findings concerning mentor tasks and mentoring in practical student training and education for college students. It begins with a short description of the importance of formal mentoring and the mentoring relationship, which also applies to quality mentoring. The tasks of mentors in practical training for college students are the least researched, particularly the tasks that the mentor should know and also realise in order to achieve a quality mentoring relationship and overall mentoring. The purpose of the study is to discover the important tasks mentors have in quality college mentoring. The research was based on an analysis of questionnaires provided by mentors who participated in mentor trainings at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. We wanted to find out what tasks the mentors mentioned, and how these were implemented and realised in the practical training of college students. The research findings bring new results on how much mentors are familiar with their tasks, how they are performed and realised, as well as which tasks are important for the improvement of their quality of mentoring when it comes to college students.