A Study on Ideal, Actual Mentor Role, and Role Discrepancy Sources Perceived by Intern Teachers and Mentors

The purpose of this qualitative and quantitative study was to explore: 1.the role functions of mentors; 2.the ideal and real mentor role perceived by intern teachers and mentors; 3.the sources of role discrepancy perceived by intern teachers and mentors. The methods of this study included: literature review, interviews, questionnaire survey, and Q sorting.

In order to achieve the goals, this study, by literature review and explorative interviews, constructed the theory on role function of mentors and developed the questionnaire. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 1560 samples. Based on the survey findings, an explanative interview and Q sorting on 8 samples were followed.