Mentors and Mentoring
A Special Issue of the peabody Journal of Education
- 130 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Mentors and Mentoring
A Special Issue of the peabody Journal of Education
About this book
The definition and parameters of teacher education have recently been changed by the concept of mentoring. Supporters of the concept maintain that it is an effective technique for inducting and retaining new teachers, but who and what are mentors, and what attributes do they possess?
Previous research has identified collaboration, enthusiasm, emotional commitment, and sensitivity as the necessary traits of an effective mentor. It has also been found that mentors are available, give immediate feedback, listen attentively, and collaboratively solve problems with mentees. Epistemological structures that best serve the mentor-novice relationship, gender issues between mentors and protégés, and moral development orientations within the mentor-intern relationship have also been investigated.
Thus, mentoring is a complex activity that involves a mentor, an intern or novice, and a process within a predetermined structure. The articles in this special issue validate the fact that the terms "good mentor" and "effective mentoring relationship" often elude easy definition. However, a common theme emerges: The mentor-mentee relationship is a transformative one that can change the course of one's life.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Editorsâ Introduction
- My Mentor: Robert M. Gagné
- Florence B. Stratemeyer: Teacher Educator for a Free People
- The Two Bills: Reflecting on the Gift of Mentorship
- Thoreauvian Knight
- On Virgil Clift
- Friends Along the Journey
- It Takes a Whole Village to Raise a Child
- Mentors: They Simply Believe
- My Mentor: Motivation Toward Excellence
- If You Donât Know Who Wrote It, You Wonât Understand It: Lessons Learned From Benjamin S. Bloom
- I Remember Harry
- Lessons Learned in Educational Research, Productivity, and Humility
- âWorking It Outâ With Jane Roland Martin
- O Mentor! My Mentor!