Relationship between mentoring program characteristics, self-efficacy and mentee outcomes:a study of Malaysian institutions of higher learning in Sarawak

Training and development program literatures draw attention to two salient characteristics of mentoring progams: communication and support. The ability of mentors to properly implement comfortable communication style (e.g., communication openness) and provide adequate support (i.e., encouragement) m...

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Main Author: Kho, Michael Khian Jui.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15609/1/Michael.pdf
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Summary:Training and development program literatures draw attention to two salient characteristics of mentoring progams: communication and support. The ability of mentors to properly implement comfortable communication style (e.g., communication openness) and provide adequate support (i.e., encouragement) may have a significant impact on mentee outcomes (i.e., psychosocialand academic performance), Research in this area reveals the effects of mentoring program chaacteristics on mentee outcomes to be indirectly affected self-efficacy. Though the relationship is interesting in nature, little is known on the mediating effect of self-efficacy in mentoring program. Thus, it motivates the researcher to further explore this issue.