Formal mentoring: Mentee and mentor expectations and perceived challenges

Abstract

Die doel met hierdie studie was om die verwagtinge en beskouing van mentees en mentees omtrent 'n formele mentorprogram binne die Suid-Afrikaanse werkskonteks te ondersoek. Gerieflikheidsteekproefneming is aangewend om respondente (N = 12) te identifiseer. Kwalitatiewe metodes is benut om die respondente se standpunt aangaande die mentorverhouding te versamel en te ontleed. Die resultate dui 'n verskil aan in die verwagtinge en sieninge van manlike en vroulike mentees. Die verwagtinge van mentees blyk ook te verskil van mentors se verwagtinge rakende die formele verhouding. The purpose of this study was to investigate the expectations and perceived challenges of mentees and mentors regarding a formal mentoring programme within the South African work context. The convenience sampling method was used to identify respondents (N = 12). Qualitative methods were used to collect and analyse data on the respondents' views on the formal mentoring programme. The results suggest that male and female mentees differ in terms of their expectations and the challenges they perceive in the formal mentoring relationship. The expectations of mentees also appear to be different from those of mentors regarding the formal relationship.