Evaluation of Mentor Competencies in Creating a Project Plan of Local Health Funds in Region 12, Songkhla
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This study aimed to evaluate the competencies of mentors to create project plans for health promotion and disease prevention under the Local Health Funds, Region 12, and to determine the relationship between mentor competencies and the quality of the projects. The sample comprised 122 mentors and 93 project writers selected using stratified random sampling between January 2018 and November 2019. The instruments were a competency self-assessment questionnaire for mentors, a mentor competency questionnaire for assessment by project writers, and a project quality questionnaire for assessment by mentors. The instruments were validated by three experts and yielded IOC values between 0.67 and 1.00. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
It was found that mentor competency was self-assessed as being at a high level overall by 74%, with a range from 71% for knowledge competency to 77% for self-concept. Mentor competency was assessed by project writers as being at a high level overall by 79%, ranging from 73% for self-concept to 84% for skill competency. Overall self-assessed competency was positively correlated with project quality at a high level (r = 0.856, p<.001). Similarly, competencies in self-concept, skills, and motivation were also positively and significantly correlated with project quality (r = 0.783, 0.718, and 0.711, respectively). As assessed by project writers, mentor competency overall was positively correlated with project quality, but at a moderate level (overall r =.575, p<.001), while skill competency was correlated with project quality at a high level (r = 0.725, sig. <.001).
The results of the study should be of benefit to the relevant departments in developing the competency of potential mentors to create good quality project plans. The assessments by project writers on the knowledge, self-concept, traits, and motivation aspects of mentor competency should be particularly useful.
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