Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 8(8), pp. 3608 - 3614
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.080837
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Mentoring Quality in the On-the-Job Learning of PPP: Mentees' Perspectives

Ferayanti M. , Sunardi ^*, Siswandari , Akhyar M.
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Integration of mentoring program in Principal Preparation Program (PPP) is an effective way to develop prospective school principals. This study aims to portrait mentoring supports from mentors in the On-the-Job Learning (OJL) of PPP from perspectives of mentees and to reveal areas of mentoring which need improvement. The study utilized group interviews for data collection as it was a follow-up study of Education Sector Analytical and Capacity Development Partnership (ACDP) 2016. Three-semi structured group interviews were conducted with mentees from Central Java consisting of 20 primary school and 10 secondary school prospective principals. Thematic analysis was used to code the data and to identify themes. The study revealed that mentoring supports for mentees of PPP need improvement. Mentors, especially those of primary schools, need to improve their professional knowledge and mentoring skills to optimize the learning of mentees. Too many activities and tight schedule of the mentors, especially those in secondary schools hampered them to scaffold mentees' learning. The study findings informed the urgency to design and to run training for mentors to improve their practices in mentoring prospective school principals. Further research on mentoring can expand this study because the respondents of this study were not representative of the overall population of prospective principals. Besides, similar studies can be conducted with prospective principals whose mentors are alumni of training for school principals, assuming that mentoring quality might be better since they have attended an 8-day training for school principals.

KEYWORDS
Mentoring, Mentees, Mentors, Prospective Principals, Principal Preparation Program, On-the-Job Learning

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Ferayanti M. , Sunardi , Siswandari , Akhyar M. , "Mentoring Quality in the On-the-Job Learning of PPP: Mentees' Perspectives," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 8, No. 8, pp. 3608 - 3614, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.080837.

(b). APA Format:
Ferayanti M. , Sunardi , Siswandari , Akhyar M. (2020). Mentoring Quality in the On-the-Job Learning of PPP: Mentees' Perspectives. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8(8), 3608 - 3614. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.080837.