Job characteristics theory and mentoring: the influence of cognitive tasks and educational leadership on mentoring provided.

The study investigates how guidance in Norwegian kindergartens is affected by challenging tasks faced by employees in non-management positions. The researcher also wanted to see if holding an pedagogical management position had an impact on this relationship. The goal is to understand how challenging tasks affect guidance and support conditions among employees in kindergartens.

The results showed that challenging tasks increase the prevalence of guidance provided in the workplace, both for employees with and without pedagogical management positions. Furthermore, pedagogical management moderates the relationship between challenging tasks and the guidance provided.

The sample, which consisted of 275 respondents from all occupational categories in kindergartens, was divided into two groups: those employees who did not hold a pedagogical management position (171 participants) and those who did hold a pedagogical management position (104 participants). The study evaluated the guidance employees gave each other, and the cognitive tasks they performed.

Waaland, T. (2021). "Job characteristics theory and mentoring: the influence of cognitive tasks and educational leadership on mentoring provided". International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 10(1):46-66.