Mentori su ključni prenosioci praktičnog znanja i veština tokom terenske prakse studenata pomažućih profesija. Kod nas nema dovoljno istraživanja njihove perspektive i potreba. U svrhu daljeg unapređenja terenske prakse budućih socijalnih radnika, sprovedeno je istraživanje sa ciljem povećanja razumevanja perspektive i potreba mentora terenske prakse, procesa procene studenata na terenskoj praksi od strane mentora i povezanosti perspektive mentora sa edukacijom za mentorski rad. Istraživanje je sprovedeno upitnikom SPM1 među 50 mentora terenske prakse studenata socijalne politike i socijalnog rada Fakulteta političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu. Pokazalo se zadovoljstvo mentora većinom aspekata terenske prakse studija socijalne politike i socijalnog rada. Najizrazitiji nedostaci su vezani sa podršku mentora od strane visokoškolske ustanove i nastavne baze. Analizirana je povezanost između različitih aspekata procene mentora koji se odnose na studente. Procene mentora koji imaju formalnu obuku za mentorstvo su bile pozitivnije u brojnim aspektima terenske prakse. Nalazi su diskutovani u svetlu nalaza savremenih istraživanja.Mentors are the key carriers of practical knowledge and skills during helping
professions students’ field education. in Republic of Serbia there are insuffi-
cient research of its perspective and needs. in purpose to further advance the
field education of future social workers, research has been conducted with
the aim to improve understanding of the perspective and the needs of men-
tors regarding different field education aspects, student assessment process
and association between of mentors’ perspective with the mentors educa-
tion. Research has been conducted by SPM1 questionnaire among 50 field
education mentors of social policy and social work students of the Faculty of
Political science of the University of Belgrade. given results has shown that
mentors are satisfied with the majority of field education aspects at social
policy and social work studies. The most noticeable deficiencies are related
to support of mentors by higher education institution where the field edu-
cation takes place. The associations between different aspects of mentors’
assessment related to students has been analyzed. Formally educated mentor were more positive in numerous field education aspects. Findings are discu-
ssed in the light of up to date research finding
