University Mentoring Programmes for Gifted High School Students: Satisfaction of Workshops

Alba Ibáñez García, Teresa Gallego Álvarez, Dolores García Román Mª, Verónica M. Guillén Martín, Diego Tomé Merchán and Serafina Castro Zamudio
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Alba Ibáñez García: Department of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Spain
Teresa Gallego Álvarez: Department of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Spain
Dolores García Román Mª: University of Málaga, 29010 Málaga, Spain
Verónica M. Guillén Martín: Department of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Spain
Diego Tomé Merchán: University of Málaga, 29010 Málaga, Spain
Serafina Castro Zamudio: Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Málaga, 29010 Málaga, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 13, 1-16

Abstract: This paper analyses the degree of participant (mentees, mentors, and technical-research team) satisfaction with two university mentoring programmes for pre-university students with high intellectual capacities in Spain. Three versions of a Likert-type scale questionnaire were applied (mentees, mentors, and technical-research team), resulting in a total sample of 43 questionnaires from mentors, 314 from mentees, and 43 from the technical-research team in 43 workshops offered by the GuíaMe-AC-UMA Programme; and 27 questionnaires from mentors, 203 from mentees, and 27 from the technical-research team in the 27 workshops offered by the Amentúrate Programme. The results indicate a high level of satisfaction with the development of the workshops offered by both programmes, on the part of all participants. No significant differences were found in terms of thematic area or gender, although there were differences in age. The participation of the three agents involved in this training offer was very successful, and our results supported the findings of previous investigations. More work is required on the transfer and maintenance of the impact that this type of programme can have on young pre-university students with high abilities.

Keywords: gifted secondary school students; mentoring; university context; workshop; satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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