Formalizing Alumni Mentoring in Social Work Education: Lessons Learned from a Three-Year Program Evaluation

Autor/inn/en	Skrzypek, Candra; Diebold, Josal; Kim, Wooksoo; Krause, Denise
Titel	Formalizing Alumni Mentoring in Social Work Education: Lessons Learned from a Three-Year Program Evaluation
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Work Education, 58 (2022) 2, S.403-416 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Skrzypek, Candra) ORCID (Diebold, Josal) ORCID (Kim, Wooksoo)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-7797
DOI	10.1080/10437797.2020.1817820
Schlagwörter	Mentors; Alumni; Counselor Training; Social Work; Program Descriptions; Daily Living Skills; Correlation; Career Development; Professional Development; School Community Relationship; Meetings; Comparative Analysis; Academic Achievement; Graduate Students; Program Evaluation; Student Attitudes; Masters Programs; Interpersonal Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Arbeit; Alltagsfertigkeit; Korrelation; Berufsentwicklung; Meeting; Tagung; Schulleistung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Schülerverhalten; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	Alumni mentoring in social work allows students to connect with experienced practitioners in a nonevaluative context and for alumni to strengthen university connections. This study describes and evaluates one established student-alumni mentoring program. Pretest (n=277) and posttest (n=153) data were collected from participants across 3 years. Results indicated that the mentoring relationship between alumni and students was most often fulfilled through informal meetings and the teaching of life skills, followed by professional and career development. More than one-third of students identified the program as helpful to their academic success, while the majority of alumni felt the program had potential for strengthening school-community relationships. Lessons learned and implications of alumni mentoring programs in social work education are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01