TY - JOUR AU - Waaland, Torbjørn PY - 2021/12/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The Work Context and Mentoring: Do Job Characteristics Influence Mentoring Received? JF - Nordic Studies in Education JA - nse VL - 41 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.23865/nse.v41.3487 UR - https://noredstudies.org/index.php/nse/article/view/3487 SP - 349-364 AB - <p>The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of job characteristics on mentoring received. A survey questionnaire was sent to 435 employees from 29 preschools in Norway and 284 responses were returned, a response rate of 65.3%. Exploratory factor analysis and stepwise regression analysis were used to analyze the data while&nbsp;<em>age</em>&nbsp;was used as a control variable. The results reveal that social support and feedback from others have a significant influence on mentoring received, indicating that coordination of work based on these job characteristics could promote mentoring received in preschools.</p> ER -