abstract: The purpose of the research conducted and presented in this thesis is to explore mentoring programs for ASL/English Interpreters, with a focus on the question "Is a Peer Mentoring Program a successful approach to mentoring working and novice interpreter?" The method of qualitative data collection was done via questionnaires and interviews with past participants of a Peer Mentoring Program and questionnaires to identified persons who have experience creating and running mentoring programs. The results of the data collection show that a Peer Mentoring Program is a successful approach to mentoring working and novice interpreters. This research provides valued information in regard to the experience of persons in a Peer Mentoring Program as well as successful aspects of such a mentoring approach. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.A. Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 2012
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:15093 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Contributors | Bolduc, Dawn (Author), Margolis, Eric (Advisor), Appleton, Nicholas (Committee member), Cokely, Dennis (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Masters Thesis |
| Format | 37 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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