The purpose of this assessment is to describe what research methods (quantitativ

The purpose of this assessment is to describe what research methods (quantitative/qualitative) will be used to gather information for your Capstone evaluation project.
Topic-Does the McNAir High School mentorship program implemented as intended? (process evaluation)
Evaluation questions-. What are the specific discrepancies between the intended implementation of the mentorship program and its actual execution at McNair High School?
2. How do the feelings of scrutiny among mentees and the sense of overload among mentors impact the overall effectiveness of the mentorship program?
3. What strategies or recommendations can be implemented to address the misalignment and improve the mentorship program’s efficiency and sustainability?
Background- The mentorship program is currently facing challenges regarding several key issues in supporting new teachers and managing the workload of experienced mentors. The induction phase for new educators is filled with tasks, including adapting to school cultures, managing classrooms effectively, and aligning instruction with district and state standards. The program’s heavy reliance on formal observations has led to mentors feeling overwhelmed by their duties and mentees feeling scrutinized, which can detract from the intended supportive nature of the program. This problem is further intensified by the variety of mentoring approaches that focus on balancing the enhancement of teaching practices with the deepening of conceptual understanding (Carmi, 2024). Furthermore, there is a need for a mentorship model that emphasizes real-time support and feedback rather than periodic observation check-ins. Shifting towards a mentorship model that emphasizes immediate support could improve effectiveness by aligning better with everyday teaching needs (Hughes, 2022). The mentorship program’s challenges encompass the need to overhaul its approach to focus on immediate support and feedback, addressing issues of workload management, and maintaining a supportive environment for both new teachers and experienced mentors. Despite a well-intentioned mentorship program aimed at onboarding and supporting new teachers, a significant gap exists in the practical implementation of the plan.
Introduction
Restate your evaluation question, then describe the type(s) of data (documents, reports, interviews, or quantitative data such as testing results or completion/attrition rates) that will be collected, and finally explain the data collection approach and the sampling strategy for data collection.
Overview of the Topic
• Describe what is known about the topic.
o Based on the literature review, the success of other programs designed to address the organizational and/or community needs, and your own/other practitioners’ experiences and ideas, describe what is known about your topic.
o Briefly summarize the organizational and/or community needs to be addressed to improve the human service issue.
Program Evaluation and Methods
• Formulate research questions that are aligned with the research problem and topic of inquiry.
• Identify a title for the project that aligns with the research questions.
• Describe what type of program evaluation you will be doing.
o 2) process evaluation- where the program is ongoing but not brand new
o Be sure to explain the reasoning for your selection.
• Describe the methods you will use to collect data to answer the program question.
o Identify specific qualitative and/or quantitative data to be collected.
o Briefly describe anticipated plans for data collection.
Conclusion
• Provide a conclusion that recaps the paper.