Faculty mentoring and the spiritual well-being of college freshmen
Cannister M.W.
1999
Journal of Research on Christian Education
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10.1080/10656219909484889
This study identifies the impact of faculty mentoring on the spiritual well-being (SWB) of freshman students. This inquiry examined two groups of freshman students, their spiritual well-being, and their interaction with faculty mentors. Two groups were randomly chosen from the 1993-94 freshman class of a Christian liberal arts college in New England. Students in the experimental group participated in one of ten sections of the freshman seminar with a faculty-mentor throughout the academic year. The control group proceeded through the academic year as usual without the freshman- seminar experience. Students in both groups were given a self-assessment survey in September of their freshman year and again in May of their freshman year to determine any significant change in their SWB and to explore their perceptions of student-faculty interaction. Data were analyzed through a variety of statistical tests using the Statistical Program for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings of this study revealed significant differences between the two groups, as well as signifi- cantly positive correlations among three aspects of mentoring and the components of spiritual well-being. © 1999, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
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