Kaufman Michelle R, Zhou Xiaobin, Yenokyan Gayane, Levine Deborah K, Wright Kate, Salcido Maritza, Garringer Michael, Palen Lori-Ann
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
Mentor Tutoring. 2024;32(4):361-376. doi: 10.1080/13611267.2024.2349013. Epub 2024 May 16.
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted many youth mentoring programs to offer digital services (e-mentoring). The sustained success of these efforts depended, in large part, on organizations' digital readiness. Although there are established, broad measures of digital readiness, mentoring organizations have unique requirements for readiness that have not been previously measured. The current cross-sectional survey research study measured the state of digital readiness for youth mentoring organizations and tested the organizational E-Mentoring Readiness Scale. Ninety-five representatives from U.S. mentoring programs completed an online survey. Participants felt mentors, mentees, and families were moderately comfortable with e-mentoring. There was less confidence and comfort with the required technology and execution of e-mentoring. A confirmatory factor analysis of the E-Mentoring Readiness Scale showed two distinct but related factors with good model fit. An honest assessment using this tool may allow the youth mentoring field to move into the digital age more seamlessly.
新冠疫情促使许多青年辅导项目提供数字服务（电子辅导）。这些努力能否持续成功在很大程度上取决于各组织的数字准备情况。尽管已有既定的、广泛的数字准备情况衡量标准，但辅导组织对于准备情况有独特的要求，而这些要求此前并未得到衡量。当前的横断面调查研究对青年辅导组织的数字准备状况进行了测量，并对组织电子辅导准备量表进行了测试。来自美国辅导项目的95名代表完成了一项在线调查。参与者认为导师、 mentees和家庭对电子辅导的接受程度适中。对于所需技术和电子辅导的实施，信心和舒适度较低。对电子辅导准备量表的验证性因素分析显示出两个不同但相关的因素，模型拟合良好。使用此工具进行诚实评估可能会使青年辅导领域更顺利地进入数字时代。
