Mentoring in International Agriculture Graduate Education: A Mixed Methods Study

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Autor/in	Cho, Joseph Yeo Myung
Titel	Mentoring in International Agriculture Graduate Education: A Mixed Methods Study
Quelle	(2022), (155 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, The Pennsylvania State University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3794-7098-2
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Agricultural Education; Graduate Study; Mentors; Global Approach; Graduate Students; College Faculty; Teacher Student Relationship; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Globales Denken; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Studentin; Fakultät; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Competent professionals are essential to advancing international agriculture and development to help solve global issues. Graduate programs have developed competent professionals in the international agriculture and development field of work. In addition to the coursework delivered in the graduate programs, mentorship is an essential part of education and professional development. My study utilized an explanatory sequential mixed methods case study design to investigate mentorship in the International Agriculture and Development (INTAD) dual-title graduate program and the outcome associated with the mentorship, specifically with survey research methods and semi-structured interviews. The focus of this study was to understand the state of mentorship, the types of mentoring support, and mentoring outcomes between the graduate students (mentees) and the faculty members (mentors) in the INTAD dual-title graduate program. The study mainly focused on the mentee's point of view on mentorship. The study's primary findings indicate that generally, mentoring in the international agriculture and development and non-international agriculture and development field of study is not disparate. In addition, as mentees defined the role of a mentor, they developed varying views and perspectives regarding their mentoring. Words such as "coach," "parental figure," and "supporters" were used to define a mentor, while perspectives included mentors having professionalism and mentoring that revolved around the mentees' needs and wants. Subsequently, mentoring relationships were formed through interactions between mentees and mentors. Depending on the parties involved, the regularity and the method of those interactions varied. The support that was provided revolved around personal and professional growth. Finally, mentorship was impactful as mentees developed competencies and changed their mindset. The competencies included teaching ability, global competence, and technical writing skills, while mindsets included persistence, confidence, and independence. As a result of the different perspectives of the mentee and the different forms of mentoring support provided, there were varying mentoring outcomes. Recommendations for practice as informed by the study include setting a mutual goal between mentors and mentees to understand expectations and possible support by both parties; while providing more opportunities to assist in developing the mentee's knowledge and skills. Recommendations for future research include expanding shared understanding of the mentoring process including exploring additional and larger populations in surveying for perspectives of mentorship while also positioning for longitudinal studies on the effectiveness of formal mentorship, particularly on the impact of career success in the field of international agriculture and development. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01