Dissertations / Theses: 'A teacher in the role of mentor'

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Markusic, Matthew Peter. "Are You My Mentor? Student Views on Teachers as Mentors." Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1462535437.

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Reinhardt, Kimberly S. "Mentor Teachers: Internalization of Role, Externalization of Practices and the Relational Agency of Preparation." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/556960.

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This study was an investigation of mentor teachers who work in a Master of Education teacher preparation program. It examined mentors who work with teacher candidates to understand their conceptualization of their purpose in teacher education. The teacher preparation program that was the site of this study placed teacher candidates in the classroom for a year-long field experience aligned with the actual teaching calendar in schools and reflective of the clinical-based preparation called for by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE, 2010). Attention to teacher preparation program outcomes has increased significantly in the past few years (Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, 2013; Council of Chief State School Officers, 2013; Greenburg, Pomerance, & Walsh, NCTQ, 2011; NCATE, 2010). Within this focused interest on program outcomes and on the impact well-prepared teachers make on school improvement, field placements are viewed as more essential in the preparation of teacher candidates (Bullough, Draper, Smith, & Birrell, 2004; Korthagen, 2004; Valencia, Martin, Place, & Grossman, 2009; Zeichner, 2010). Therefore, because mentor teachers affect teacher candidates in the field, it is crucial to understand how mentor teachers conceive their role and purpose within teacher preparation, and how they can be supported prior to assuming this responsibility and throughout the time they spend with the teacher candidates. The dissertation research was divided into two major phases: Phase One was a survey administered to all mentor teachers who work with the program (n=54) early in spring, 2014. The analysis of the survey provided the data necessary to use purposeful sampling to select mentors who reported a commitment to diverse mentoring practices. Data was collected on the interview sample (n=6) in Phase Two through interviews and observations to document and analyze how mentors enacted practices that may or may not be consistent with their perceived purpose and role or with the existing literature on mentoring teacher candidates. Considering the importance of this mentoring relationship on the teacher candidates' preparation outcomes, identification of the approaches to mentoring that can be strengthened by preparation are important in order to emphasized these points as part of the development of partnerships that will strengthen the mentoring system. This research offered insight for teacher preparation programs relating to how mentors internalize their role and areas for development that may align mentoring practices with the educative functions that develop responsive teachers. The findings of this study offered suggestions for preparation that target the mentors' professional growth through collaborative and ongoing instructional and personal support.

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Steers, van Hamel Debra. "Rethinking mentor roles and relationships an exploration of discourse communities and beginning teacher identity /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3139158.

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Larrison, Lucy Elaine. "Congruence of perceptions among the principal, mentor teacher, and novice teacher regarding the principal's role in a campus mentoring program." Diss., Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/4232.

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The literature is convincing that teachers are leaving the profession in record numbers (Owing, 2004; Ingersoll, 2002). Although there are a variety of reasons that may spur this problem, there is substantial evidence that mentoring programs are an effective means of addressing this issue and that principals serve a critical role in the success of these programs (Moir 2001; Ingersoll, 2001a). Although mentoring and principal support have been recognized as key components in the retention of novice teachers, the literature does not document overwhelming success when mentoring is implemented in most schools. One must question the reasons for the continuation of teacher attrition when these retention factors have been clearly identified. The primary purpose of this study is to examine the congruency of perceptions among the principal, novice teacher, and mentor teacher regarding the role of the principal in supporting mentoring programs at the campus level. The relationship between a principal's perception of his/her role in a mentoring program and the teacher retention rate at the school was studied. In addition, the study explored the preparation and readiness of the principal to serve in a leadership role in the development and implementation of a campus mentoring program.

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Basheer, Akram Al. "The role of the mentor in teacher education programmes with particular reference to the teaching of Arabic in Jordan." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.250362.

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Baker, Randall Glenn. "The role of the principal in reducing teacher isolation, promoting collegiality, and facilitating beginning teacher induction." Scholarly Commons, 2003. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2530.

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The fragmentation of teachers' work, through isolation and the absence of structures for collegial interaction, make teaching a very solitary and private kind of work that has far reaching implications. Although teacher isolation is recognized as an ongoing problem and a detriment to the teaching profession, empirical evidence of what principals are doing to reduce teacher isolation and to promote collegiality is limited. The purpose of this research study was to identify how elementary school principals are reducing teacher isolation, promoting collegiality, and facilitating beginning teacher induction. The researcher examined the perceptions of 331 public elementary principals throughout California regarding these issues. Data were gathered through a 72 item questionnaire designed for this research study based on the literature, and descriptive statistics were used to organize and analyze the data. In general, most principals indicated that they were implementing many practices discussed in the literature that contribute to reduced teacher isolation and greater collegiality. For example, most principals indicated that they have a collaborative leadership style, implemented collaborative professional development, engaged teachers in shared decision making, and considered collaborative time for teachers to be very important. Most principals also claimed that their teachers preferred to work with colleagues to develop lesson plans and teaching strategies, were involved in change initiatives, and collaboratively worked to meet school goals. Practices that should be more fully implemented include aspects of teacher and mentor release time, teacher observations and feedback, teacher leadership, professional dialogue, and principals' involvement in the induction process. For example, principals and teachers must have ample opportunity to observe teachers and provide constructive feedback, principals should share with teachers the responsibility of planning and leading faculty and collaborative meetings, and principals should not rely solely on an induction program like BTSA for supporting beginning teachers but rather exercise their leadership role by being actively involved in the induction process. Recommendations for further study included conducting a teacher survey and personal interviews with principals and teachers, because principals may have responded to the survey in an idealistic fashion that was contrary to their actual practices or philosophy.

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Wilson, Barry Lee. "The dual role of a non-tenured teacher as a mentor and mentee in a public secondary school in Alabama a case study /." Birmingham, Ala. : University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2009. https://www.mhsl.uab.edu/dt/2009p/wilson.pdf.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2009.
Additional advisors: John A. Dantzler, Rose Mary Newton, Jerry Patterson, George Theodore. Description based on contents viewed June 3, 2009; title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-112).

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Hermann, Adele Christina. "Altering beginning teachers' beliefs and practices regarding the labeling of low track students : the role of mentor-initiated reframing /." Diss., Digital Dissertations Database. Restricted to UC campuses, 2009. http://uclibs.org/PID/11984.

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Mogharbel, Jamileh. "Pre-service and In-service General Education Teachers’ Role Perceptions Related to Student Mental Health: A Phenomenological Study." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1550670389993905.

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Miller, Leah Fowlkes. "The Impact of Child Teacher Relationship Training for Early Childhood Educators: The Role of the Relationship." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2019. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1538685/.

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In this qualitative study, I explored the lived experiences of eight early childhood educators implementing a play-based teacher professional development intervention, child teacher relationship training (CTRT), in an affluent Christian based preschool. Through the building of relationships, CTRT provided the teachers a person-centered approach to develop skills to establish relationships and to attend to the intentional emotional and relational development of young children. The research questions addressed the impact on teachers with children exhibiting challenging behaviors utilizing CTRT experienced before, during, and after the implementation of the play-based consultation intervention. Thematic analysis of the pre-intervention interviews, observation journals, reflexive journal, and post-intervention interviews revealed two clusters and seven distinct themes. The first cluster described the learning experiences of teachers while implementing CTRT with four identified themes: (a) changes in their views about children; (b) changes in their views about their personal abilities and performance; (c) a deeper understanding of theory (Reggio Emilia and CTRT); and (d) teacher skill development. The second cluster concerned the impact of CTRT before, during, and after the implementation of CTRT with three identified themes: (a) relationships; (b) support systems; and (c) the transfer of CTRT skills outside the classroom. The emerging themes indicated that the participants found CTRT to be a useful intervention for skill development to address challenging behaviors in young children, increased the teachers' abilities to manage classrooms, and professional and personal growth.

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Mostert, Johan André. "The perceptions that mentors and in-service teachers in the basic education teacher diploma have of the nature and role of the mentoring system." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003578.

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This contextual analysis is concerned with the study of the Basic Education Teacher's Diploma In-service Curriculum. It is based on the following assumptions: firstly, that the BETD (Inset and Preset) represents the Namibian Educational Reform in the realm of Teacher Education. Secondly, it is assumed that the BETD as a vehicle for reform in Teacher Education should yield teachers who are capable of change and development. Based on the above-mentioned assumptions, this analysis examines this Teacher Education course/programme against some criteria pertinent to its philosophy. A critical analysis of its curriculum in terms of some core subjects, as well as its practical implementation, will form the basis of this scrutiny. Secondary to the above, this analysis also intends to reflect this sociohistoric and economic context in which the BETD has been designed. An underlying motive in this analysis is to study the dynamics between the philosophy, which represents the heart and intention of the Namibian educational reform on the one hand and implementation which in turn delivers the end product or final outcome of the course on the other hand. This analysis should also fit into the current debate between conservatives who claim that the BETD lacks content and is therefore inferior, and those who claim that the course adequately prepares teachers for the needs of Basic Education.

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Pugh, Eamonn Victor. "The role of emotional knowledge in learning to teach : a framework for student teachers and their mentors on school placements." Thesis, University of Cumbria, 2017. http://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/3729/.

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Emotional aspects of teaching impact on classroom relationships, as well as on teacher burnout and resilience. The research reported here contributes towards understanding emotional knowledge in initial teacher education. Using particularly Boyatzis and Goleman’s ideas of emotional competence, a four-quadrant framework was constructed, showing emotional knowledge as categories of self- and social awareness and self- and relationship management. This framework was tested in an inquiry to support student teachers during their work-based learning in classrooms. The research aimed to find the meanings attached to emotional knowledge by these student teachers and their school placement mentors. One hundred and nineteen student teachers following a primary postgraduate programme provided an opportunity sample of participants. After introduction to the framework, eighty-four completed an online survey, self-reporting both their emotional knowledge and their confidence in making those self-reports. Eleven agreed to provide written reflections during school placements, to participate in a focus group and be interviewed. Their mentors supplemented this with interviews and their written end-of-placement reports on the student teachers. In a mainly qualitative and interpretivist approach using thematic analysis, responses were coded using ATLAS.ti software and triangulated across data sets. This built a picture of how emotional knowledge was understood. The research found that student teachers used emotional knowledge in managing behaviour and building trusting and respectful relationships with mentors and pupils while participants experienced it as a developmental part of reflective practice. The findings were used alongside the ideas of dealing with emotions by transforming teacher knowledge and Zembylas’ concept of emotional ecologies, thereby developing a new theoretical framework for emotional knowledge. The main recommendation - that teacher educators prepare student teachers to explicitly recognise emotions and use emotional knowledge – has relevance to any work that involves dealing with emotions. The thesis also points towards empirical research into the re-theorised model.

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Bakienė, Gintarė. "Praktikos mokytojo (mentoriaus) vaidmuo ir funkcijos slaugos studentų praktikiniame mokyme." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2009. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20090617_154829-67240.

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Darbo tikslas: Nustatyti praktikos mokytojo (mentoriaus) vaidmenį ir funkcijas slaugos studentų praktiniame mokyme. Darbo uždaviniai: Išnagrinėti praktikos mokytojo (mentoriaus) ir slaugos studentų santykius praktikos metu; Nustatyti praktikos mokytojo (mentoriaus) vadovavimo ypatumus praktikos metu; Išanalizuoti praktikos mokytojo (mentoriaus) vaidmenį ir funkcijas praktikiniame mokyme slaugos studentų požiūriu; Pateikti praktines rekomendacijas. Tyrimo metodika: Tyrimo objektas – Kauno medicinos universiteto Slaugos fakulteto bei Kauno kolegijos Sveikatos priežiūros fakulteto bendrosios slaugos specialybės studentai; Tyrimo metodas – anketinė apklausa. Klausimynas sudarytas remiantis moksline literatūra. Statistinė duomenų analizė buvo atliekama Microsoft Excel 2003 programa. Duomenų priklausomybei nustatyti naudota SPSS for Windows 13.0 programa. Tyrimo rezultatai ir išvados: Tyrimo metu paaiškėjo, kad dauguma respondentų turėjo pastovų praktikos mokytoją (mentorių), su kuriuo bendradarbiavimas buvo sėkmingas, teiktas vadovavimas buvo grįstas lygiais santykiais ir stiprino mokymąsi bei rėmėsi abipuse sąveika. Trečdalis respondentų praktikos metu jautėsi visaverčiais komandos nariais, beveik trečdalis apklaustų studentų bendravo neutralioje aplinkoje bei beveik trečdalis jautė praktikos mokytojo (mentoriaus) pagarbą. Praktikos metu dažniausiai buvo akcentuojamas slaugos technikos mokymas. Geriausias įvykdytas praktikinio mokymo uždavinys – instruktavimas... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]
AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY Aim: The aim of this study was to determine a practice teacher‘s (mentor‘s) role and functions during nursing students' practical training. Objectives: • to analyze relationship between the practice teacher (mentor) and students of nursing during practice • to set practice teacher‘s (mentor‘s) management features during practical training; • to determine practice teacher‘s (mentor‘s) role and functions during practise training of nursing students; • to provide practical recommendations. The study methodology: Subjects - nurse students Methods - Survey questionnaire. The questionnaire concluded on the basis of scientific literature. Statistical methods – all data was analysed using Microsoft Excel 2003 program. Dependence of data set used SPSS for Windows 13.0 program. The results of the survey and conclusions: The investigation revealed that the majority of respondents had a regular practice with the teacher (mentor), whose cooperation has been successful. Menthors leadership has been based on equel intercource, which strengthened the relationship, based on mutual learning and interaction. One third of the respondents felt full-rate team members during practice, , nearly one-third of surveyed students were socialized in neutral environment and nearly a third of them felt respect for the practice teachers (mentors). The technical nursing training was main focus during practice,. The best executed training task -... [to full text]

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Michels, Hjort Natalie. "Gandalf : Thinker, Teacher, Mentor, Grouch." Thesis, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Högskolan i Jönköping, HLK, Ämnesforskning, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-23494.

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The Lord of the Rings is one of the most read novels throughout history. Its popularity is huge and it has a fan-base matched only by that of Star Trek and Star Wars. It is believed that its popularity is due to its applicability and its many interesting characters – which all have different personalities and appeal to different people. One of the most popular main characters is the powerful wizard Gandalf. In this essay, I argue that in Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings, Gandalf's relationship to Frodo is constructed as a mentorship as defined by the modern pedagogical research, in order to examine what affect Gandalf's mentoring has on Frodo. In order to confirm this, it will first be established that Gandalf and Frodo has the potential to be in a mentoring relationship. Second, a close reading of the novel will be undertaken, analyzing Gandalf's and Frodo's interaction, comparing it to the interaction between a "good mentor" and his mentee, as defined by modern pedagogical research. Third, I will analyze how Gandalf's actions as a mentor influence Frodo's development and actions in the novel. This study shows that Gandalf and Frodo did indeed interact in the way of a mentor and his mentee. Furthermore, Gandalf performed his role the way a "good mentor" should; he asked questions, challenged productivity, encouraged risk-taking, helped to identify goals, listened actively, offered encouragement, promoted independence, provided feedback, shared critical knowledge, provided structure and gradually granted Frodo more responsibilities – the way a "good mentor" should. This all contributed to Frodo's success in helping him develop confidence, competence, self-knowledge, self-sufficiency and determination.

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Holcomb, Cenira. "Mentor and mentee perceptions of the importance and effectiveness of mentor support." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2006. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001859.

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French, Phyllis Preston. "Novice teacher mentor model impact on teacher efficacy and retention." [Pensacola, Fla.] : University of West Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/WFE0000109.

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Clagett, Martin Richard. "William Small 1734-1775: Teacher, Mentor, Scientist." VCU Scholars Compass, 2003. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/731.

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Several studies have examined the life of William Small but only in respect to certain phases of his life, particularly Small's connections to Thomas Jefferson, James Watt, or the Birmingham Lunar Society. In 1758 William Small was recruited for the post of professor of mathematics at the College of William and Mary. From 1760 through 1762, he was Thomas Jefferson's only professor at the College of William and Mary. In 1764 Small returned to England and, with the assistance of Benjamin Franklin and others, became physician and scientific advisor to Matthew Boulton, a wealthy industrialist. Small, Boulton, and Erasmus Darwin established the celebrated Birmingham Lunar Society, which played an important role in the industrialization of Britain in the late eighteenth century. In 1767, Small met James Watt and thus began a collaboration that produced the steam engine. While American scholars have concentrated on Small's influence on Thomas Jefferson, British scholars have focused on Small's role in the Birmingham Lunar Society or his role in the development of the steam engine. This study examines Small's life in its entirety. Areas of Small's life overlooked by previous studies include his early life and education, the substance of his teaching career at the College of William and Mary, and his medical career. The true extent of Small's influences and the connections that he maintained between British and American intellectuals can only be seen by examining his life in its entirety. This study sought to bring together the disparate elements of Small's life in order to make clearer his place in history.

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THOMAS, MARI KATHERINE. "TEACHER INTERN AND MENTOR TEACHER BELIEFS AND PRACTICES REGARDING COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1029753830.

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Gordon, Terry W. "Leadership characteristics of mentor teachers as perceived by mentor teachers/teacher leaders in the induction process /." The Ohio State University, 1986. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487267024995135.

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Astrove, Stacy L. "What do mentors learn? The role of mentor and protégé role behavior and relationship quality in mentor learning." Diss., University of Iowa, 2017. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5704.

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Mentoring is defined as a reciprocal relationship between a less experienced individual (protégé) and a more experienced individual (mentor) that has consistent, regular contact over a period of time and is intended to promote mutual growth, learning, and development within the career context (Haggard, Dougherty, Turban & Wilbanks, 2011; Kram, 1985; Ragins & Kram, 2007). Inherent in this definition of mentoring is that individuals learn, develop, and grow from their mentoring interactions. Despite this, limited research explores the learning that occurs from mentoring relationships. The purpose of this study is to examine what mentors learn from mentoring experiences and how these experiences relate to mentor outcomes. The outcomes include mentoring self-efficacy, mentor behavioral change intentions, and mentor learning. I draw on the relational mentoring perspective (Ragins, 2012) and social learning theory (Bandura, 1971, 1977) to ground my hypotheses. My hypothesized model addresses three broad research questions: 1) What do mentors learn from their experiences with their protégés? 2) How do mentoring experiences relate to learning? and 3) Under what conditions do mentoring experiences relate to learning? I conducted a mixed methods study in an academic setting. My population included professors in North American doctoral granting universities and the PhD students they mentored. After identifying interested professors (mentors), I asked mentors to send study information to their PhD students (protégés). Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected via electronic survey. Surveys were time-lagged with three waves over a four month period. I found that mentors gained mentoring-specific, occupational-specific, and relational knowledge from mentoring their protégés. Additionally, mentors identified specific changes they wished to make to their mentoring behavior from their experiences with their protégés. I found that protégé positive role behavior and mentor positive psychosocial behavior were directly and positively related to career mentoring self-efficacy. Mentor positive career behavior was positively related to behavioral change intentions and protégé positive role behavior was positively related to relationship quality. I found that relationship quality did not mediate the relationship between role behaviors and mentor learning outcomes. Finally, I did not find support for the moderating effects of internal attribution for relationship quality, growth mindset, and feedback seeking. This study makes four specific contributions to the management field. First, research in mentoring often confounds relationship quality with behavior (e.g., Eby, Butts, Lockwood, & Simon, 2004; Eby, Durley, Evans, & Ragins, 2008) and outcomes (e.g., Eby, Butts, Durley, & Ragins, 2010; Ragins, 2012). By studying role behaviors, relationship quality, and mentor learning outcomes as distinct constructs, I provide clarity and an avenue for future mentoring research. Second, this study contributes to the mentoring literature by demonstrating what and how mentors learn from mentoring experiences. A significant contribution of this study is the identification of three types of mentor learning and behavioral change intentions. Third, I examined the theoretical explanation for mentoring role behaviors and mentor learning outcomes. Whereas I found that relationship quality did not explain the relationship between role behaviors and mentor learning, leader-member exchange provides a promising avenue for future research. Finally, I introduced mentoring self-efficacy as an important outcome of positive mentoring relationships, with mentors experiencing increased self-efficacy through positive experiences with their protégés.

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Keith, Karin. "Communication Strategies for Mentor and Pre-Service Teachers: Mentor Teachers Presentation." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1028.

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Castro, Julie Anne. "Becoming a Teacher Educator: A Self-Study of Learning and Discovery as a Mentor Teacher." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2008. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2472.pdf.

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DelColle, Jeanne M. "Mentor Teacher Development During a Co-teaching Model of Student Teaching." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7285.

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In a co-teaching model of student teaching, mentor teachers are presented with opportunities for professional growth because extensive collaboration occurs with the teacher candidate throughout the process. Despite the proliferation of co-teaching programs, mentor teachers often lack formal training for their role. Further, insufficient evidence fails to show how collaboration between mentor and candidate contributes to professional growth for the mentor. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine such growth in 9 mentor teachers who hosted teacher candidates during 1 semester of student teaching to determine how a co-teaching model affected mentor teachers' own teaching and mentoring skills. Professional growth was examined through Wenger's 4 components for situated learning. Research questions focused on mentor teachers' initial expectations about their roles, their identity and growth, and the application of their learning and growth when teaching. At the end of student teaching, mentor teachers participated in a series of 3 interviews based in phenomenological techniques. Their responses were coded using an inductive approach. Identified themes included mentor teacher experience, communities of practice, actions during student teaching, and mentor teachers' reflection on the role. Key findings were that all mentor teachers reported that they grew in practice, but not all developed their coaching and mentoring skills, and some focused on transmission of content and skills rather than candidate transformation. The findings of this study may influence positive social change to ensure that educator preparation assures quality and supports continuous improvement to strengthen P-12 student learning through mutually beneficial partnerships.

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Russ, Jonathan Duane. "Perspectives of Mentors and Mentees on the Teacher Mentor Program and Teacher Retention in a Small Urban School Division in Virginia." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/93596.

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Many school divisions throughout the U.S. are having a difficult time retaining teachers (Darling-Hammond, 2010; Ingersoll, R. M., 2004). 'High levels of attrition, estimated to be nearly 8% of the workforce annually, are responsible for the largest share of teacher demand' (Sutcher, Darling-Hammond, and Carver-Thomas, 2016, p. 2). According to Ingersoll and Strong (2011), Ingersoll and Perda (2011), and Skaalvik and Skaalvik (2016), reasons as to why teachers decide to leave the profession or change teaching locations include: job satisfaction, school demographics, student discipline, lack of administrative support, lack of teacher autonomy, and new teacher mentor programs. The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify mentor and mentee teachers' perceptions about the current mentoring program and their recommendations for future revisions that will increase teacher retention. An urban, central Virginia school division was selected for this study. Participants selected for this study have served as a mentor teacher for new teachers hired into the selected division or have recently been hired into the division. The division has approximately 260 full-time teaching professionals. From the beginning of the 2013-14 school year to the conclusion of the 2015-16 school year, 125 teachers were replaced. The attrition rate of the selected division is approximately double the attrition rate in the Commonwealth of Virginia (Pitts, 2017). Mentoring programs appear to be among the prominent approaches to teacher retention (McCann and Johannessen, 2010). The researcher sought to determine perceptions of mentor teachers regarding their suggestions for improvement in the current mentor program as a determining factor in whether teachers decide to remain in their current positions. This study yielded eight findings and six implications.
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Foor, Ryan M. "Mentoring Abilities and Beliefs of Ohio Secondary Agricultural Education Mentor Teachers." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275451147.

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khumalo, Nontobeko Prudence. "Mentors’ perceptions of their role in mentoring student teachers." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1427.

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A mini dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Education in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Education in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Needs at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of senior teachers in mentoring student teachers. The first aim was to investigate the perceptions of the mentors when mentoring student teachers. The second aim was to establish whether certain mentors’ characteristics influence their perceptions when mentoring student teachers. The third and final aim was to determine whether there is any association among ranks assigned by senior teachers to ten mentoring activities. A questionnaire was designed and administered to achieve these aims. It was validated by means of factor analysis (FA), and administered as a pilot to a sample of fifty mentors. Fifty-eight percent per cent (58%) of the educators were found to have positive perceptions towards mentoring student teachers. This leads to the conclusion that senior teachers like to mentor student teachers. The difference between those who hold positive (58%) and negative (42%) perceptions is statistically significant. Results also illustrated that the variables of gender, qualification and phase of specialisation have no influence on senior teachers' perceptions towards mentoring student teachers. Years of teaching experience of senior teachers were, however, found to have significant influence on their perceptions of mentoring. Teachers with more than 13 years of teaching experience were found to be more positive towards mentoring compared to those with fewer years of experience. The last aim was found to be significant after Kendall’s Wa Coefficient of Concordance was applied to establish the association. The agreement of the mentors with reference to the ranks assigned to mentoring practices suggests that there was a strong agreement among mentors regarding the relative importance of the ten mentoring practices. Finally, the findings were discussed in relation to relevant literature reviewed, and interpreted within the framework of mentoring in teacher education. Suggestions were made with regard to the need to train senior teachers in mentoring student teachers. More important is that teachers with more years of teaching experience can be used in evaluating student teachers because of their attitude and experience in the teaching profession. This could lessen the load on lecturers when it comes to travelling long distance to evaluate student teachers.

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Cox, Katrina M. "Understanding Brigham Young University's Technology Teacher Education Program's Sucess in Attracting and Retaining Female Students." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2006. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1416.pdf.

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Moscatelli, Maria Jordana. "The socialization process of the student teacher during the student-teaching experience continous negotiation between student teacher and mentor teacher /." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2008. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Fall2008/m_moscatelli_012609.pdf.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Washington State University, December 2008.
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Apr. 15, 2009). "Department of Teaching and Learning." Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-179).

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Van, Putten Jessica K. "The influence of the mentor lecturer on pre-service professional teacher identity." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78500.

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The purpose of this study was to determine fourth-year pre-service teachers’ perceptions of the influence of mentor lecturers on their Professional Teacher Identity (PTI) while on teaching practice. The problem underpinning this study was that the students may not be able to mediate the merging of the academic world with the world of work if the influence of the mentor lecturer is lacking. The significance of this study lies in the student perceptions of the mentor lecturers’ role. The data were collected through the Fourth Years Initiative for Research in Education (FIRE) project. Students reflected in groups on the development of their PTI and the role their mentor lecturers played in this development. In this qualitative, descriptive case study, a document analysis was conducted on transcriptions of the posters that the students created in workshops. The conceptual framework combined a mentorship and a PTI model. The results showed that in PTI development, the mentor lecturers’ influence ranked sixth out of nine. The students felt misunderstood and unsupported. The findings indicate either that the role of the mentor lecturer is a redundant feature of the BEd programme, the mentor lecturer is not meeting the students’ needs, requiring revisitation of the programme, or this millennial generation sample is not open to critical self-reflection and critique. Similar studies may access the mentor lecturers’ perceptions of their own PTI and their influence on their mentees’ PTI development, and why passion for a subject is not a statistically significant influencer of PTI.
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Smith, Judith. "Forces Affecting Beginning Teacher/Mentor Relationships in a Large Suburban School System." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26460.

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According to the U. S. Department of Education (National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, 1996), U.S. public schools will hire an estimated two million teachers within the decade. The experience of the beginning teacher is a stressful one with more than 40% of new teachers choosing to leave the profession during the first three years. One promising practice to address this problem is mentoring, an expert teacher helping the beginner one-on-one. The heart of mentoring is the mentor/mentee relationship. This study investigated the nature of the beginning teacher/mentor relationship and the forces that affected that relationship. The methodology was a cross-case analysis of three pairs of mentor/mentees at the elementary level. The data were collected from focus groups, teacher interviews, observations, email responses, and document review. Data were analyzed using a constant comparative method examining emerging themes across all three cases. Trustworthiness of the research was fostered through multiple sources of data, practice interviews, oversight by peers and committee, participant review, and description of themes in the participants' own words. The data revealed that the mentor/mentee pairs developed very strong relationships grounded on reassurance, collaboration, reciprocity, friendship, problem solving, multi-layered support, and informal structures for getting together. Positive forces affecting the relationships included personality of the participants, perception of mentor role, closeness of age, proximity of classrooms, and common teaching assignment. Time constraints acted as a negative force that presented many challenges addressed by mentors and their mentees in very unique ways.
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Williams, Joan B. "The nature of the mentor/trainee relationship in physical education initial teacher training." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2010. https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/b15a4243-7f89-4361-a165-a7be30b1195a.

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This study examined the nature of mentoring in Physical Education Initial Teacher Training (PE ITT) and how mentors and trainees in PE ITT from the Southern University Partnership established, maintained and ended their relationships over a fifteen-week school placement.

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Blue, Timothy R. "Mentor-Teaching in the English Classroom." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/english_diss/48.

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This dissertation is a rhetorical analysis of the theories and practices surrounding student-centered mentor-teaching. I examine textual representations of the teacher/student relationship as well as theories and practices involved in the discursive formation of teacher/student relationships, examining the intersection (or lack thereof) between the ways we as researchers talk about teacher/student relationship formation and the way(s) such relationships form in the “real world” of the English classroom. This institutional critique of teacher/student relationships draws on the works of ancient rhetorical scholars like Quintillian and Socrates, and on the post-1980 scholarship of Robert Connors, Lad Tobin, bell hooks, Paulo Freire, Parker J. Palmer, Mike Rose, Wendy Bishop, Louise Rosenblatt, Jeffrey Berman, and Peter Elbow. These scholars have all provided helpful models for me as I have framed my own beliefs about the value of expressive writing, the usefulness of writing conferences, the need for teacher vulnerability as a model for students’ expressive writing, the appropriateness of various relational settings beyond the classroom, and the ways grading/responding to student writing can either promote or inhibit a trusting student/teacher bond. While all of these scholars have contributed to my own beliefs and ideas, I am merely identifying and classifying pedagogical movements; rather, I am synthesizing these movements’ theories and practices in order to formulate an overall critique of the strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches. I also draw heavily upon the theoretical underpinnings of psychoanalysis, feminism, reader-response criticism, and composition studies to weave together a synthesized working model of mutually beneficial teacher/student relationships as they pertain to the high school and college English classrooms. Ultimately, I suggest my own contributions to the existing scholarship that will call for a mixture of both bolder pedagogical approaches and greater relational caution, depending upon the concept and the student(s) involved. I conclude with suggestions for utilizing teacher research to formulate new theories and practices for mentor-teaching in the English classroom.

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Rice, Rosalind. "Mentors' practice : the role of learning theory : an illuminative study." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2008. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11117/.

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The initial focus of this thesis is on mentors' professional knowledge base, and subsequently on the pedagogical strategies employed by mentors and their use, in so far as it occurs, of adult learning theories, which have been said to form the dominant conceptual framework for mentoring (Hansford et al., 2003: 10). These issues are considered important as, despite acknowledgement by the DfES in 2001 as to the relevance of theory in mentor training, in practice mentor training is often limited to familiarisation with government and Partnership requirements in order for them to undertake the assessment of student teachers. Consequently very little attention is given to learning theories within mentor training. Whilst connections between mentoring and learning theories exist in literature my research highlights that there is a potential dichotomy between the literature and practice of mentoring. It therefore considers the extent to which adult learning theories are actually used in current mentoring practice. In addition my research also looks at the way mentor teachers' pedagogic strategies are shaped by the context and purposes they are working within, and the role ascribed to them. My research is based upon an in depth Case Study of 20 mentors from one HEI Partnership. It utilises qualitative method tools, with the primary tools being observations and semi-structured interviews. These tools assisted in progressively developing my research questions and conclusions as part of an inductive process. The results of my study show that the practice of mentors is largely influenced by their prior experience, primarily as teachers but also as student teachers; they see theory as having little influence on their practice. In addition my study indicates that few mentors are aware of learning theories or their principles. Nonetheless it indicates that the practice of most mentors includes the application of the principles of a number of adult learning theories. My research concludes that mentors use some of these principles through the development of their own personal construct theories, which in turn largely relies upon their prior experience, and through the framework provided by the HEI Partnership.

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DARWISH, JILLIAN COPPLEY. "CHANGES IN THE ATTITUDE, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOR OF BEGINNING TEACHERS ENGAGED IN A REFLECTIVE MENTOR RELATIONSHIP." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1005686100.

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Milner, Dawn Marie. "Situated Mentoring| A Multiple Descriptive Case Study of Mentor Teachers and Their Teacher Candidates." Thesis, Mercer University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10751202.

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A shortage of teachers is a serious threat to today’s schools as between 30% and 50% of teachers leave the profession within the first five years. A need exists to develop teacher induction programs that begin with learning to teach through situated engagement, rather than mere knowledge acquisition, so that novices stay in the profession.

Due to the social nature of this study, and the reliance on participants’ perceptions, social constructionism was selected as the epistemology with situated learning and legitimate peripheral participation as the theoretical perspectives to conduct a multiple descriptive case study methodology that involved document analysis and interview research to explore the efforts of one private, faith-based university in the Eastern United States to prepare high school math and science teachers to fill the current teacher shortage.

The over-arching finding was the notion that the Fellows learned through every day formal and informal interactions with their Mentor Teachers during their shared practices. Significant learning occurred through increasing social practices, which were part of a community of practice. The situated engagement allowed the Fellows to develop an identity within the community, undergo a process of change, and become a full member by acquiring the language and knowledge of the group.

Preparation programs that provide strong mentoring and induction may experience lower rates of turnover among graduates. The impact of the intense and lengthy mentoring that candidates receive is highly dependent upon appropriate personality matches between mentors and mentees, the time devoted by all parties involved, and the chance to have an extended experience that allows for a true understanding of what the teaching profession entails.

Future research should include investigations of other teacher preparation programs, longitudinal studies that follow novice teachers during the induction phase of their career, and studies that look more closely at the effect that these novices have on student learning.

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Gross, Betsy Holley. "Mentor Perspectives on Effective Mentoring for Beginning Elementary School Teachers." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2928.

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The attrition of beginning teachers is an ongoing problem for public schools as it impacts campus moral, results in economic losses, and maintains the number of newly-hired teachers. Although induction programs for beginning teachers have been found effective in reducing novice teacher attrition, funding for many induction programs have been eliminated due to budget constraints, leaving local school systems with limited support of the mentors and no consistency as to expectations or outcomes. Compounding this problem is that little research has examined what is most successful and supportive for mentors to be able to function most effectively. Guided by Knowles' theory of andragogy, this qualitative study examined the perceptions of experienced mentors about training and ongoing support. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposeful sample of 10 experienced mentor teachers from 4 elementary schools who were of various ages, subject areas, and years of experience. The interview data were coded for key words, repetitive phrases, and analyzed for common themes. Findings revealed that the mentors at the study site valued professional development, respect among participants, and ongoing collaboration. The resulting project was a mentor teacher training program for the study district that incorporated the study findings by focusing on how to best support novice teachers through respectful collaboration. Positive social change implications include providing the study district with a research-based training for teacher mentors which might create a stronger new teacher mentor program and ultimately reduce the attrition of beginning teachers.

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Wright, Telena. "A survey of mentor/mentee activities in beginning teacher induction programs in Region XI." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2000. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2486/.

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The recruitment and retention of teachers demand attention with estimates of two million new teachers needed in the next decade. Hiring under qualified teachers necessitates adequate induction programs. Development of a recommendation for a teacher induction program comprises the purpose of the study. The recommended induction and support program addresses the activities perceived as valuable by both mentors and mentees. The researcher describes the mentor programs currently in place in Region XI in northern Texas by surveying the mentors and mentees; of particular relevance is a determination and description of the program model in place. Data sources include the literature review and information obtained from Region XI mentors/mentees. Data shows the model in Region XI is primarily a colleague model. Mentors and mentees are matched for grade level, content area and physical proximity. Three of the most frequently occurring activities are in the category emotional support, three in logistical concerns, two in systems information, one in student management, and one in instructional support. Mentees believe those activities associated with classroom management and organization and developing confidence and self-esteem are most important. Mentors concur. Specific recommendations for structuring a comprehensive beginning teacher induction and support program include reexamining the program currently in use, prioritizing timing of implementation, articulating campus mentoring goals, adhering to logistical areas of concern, providing training for the mentors in a program of psychological support that focuses on the psychological needs of the beginning teacher, providing time within the day, and evaluating current programs at the end of each year using those beginning teachers involved.

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Benson, Timothy Shane. "A Case Study of a Teacher-Student Mentor Adoption Program at the Elementary Level." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3734049.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if positive teacher-to-student relationships impacted student academic performance. This case study involved examination of the results of data collected from 43 students who participated in a mentor adoption program initiated with the intent to enhance positive teacher-to-student relationships for the 2013-2014 school year. Archival data of students who participated in the mentor adoption program were compared to data from a stratified group of students who did not participate in the mentor adoption program. Data from English language arts (ELA) and mathematics (MA) Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) scale scores, attendance rate, and number of discipline referrals were compiled and analyzed using paired-samples t-tests. The results of the study showed students who participated in the mentor adoption program demonstrated a significant increase in MAP ELA scale scores, increase in MAP MA scale scores, and significant decrease in the number of discipline referrals. Students who did not participate in the mentor adoption program showed significant improvement only in MAP MA scale scores. Perceptual interview data were gathered and analyzed from 10 teachers who participated in the mentor adoption program to determine teacher perceptions and feelings about the program. The results indicated teachers believed the mentor adoption program had value and should be continued in Elementary School A. The analysis of these data showed student academic performance was significantly impacted by the use of a mentor adoption program in Elementary School A.

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Simpson, Tonja Denise. "The Impact of a New Teacher Support System on Teacher Efficacy." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2237.

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Retaining novice teachers is a major concern for school districts across the United States. At an urban high school in a Southeastern state, over 30% of novice teachers hired over a 3-year period did not return after their first year of teaching. The purpose of the study was to examine novice teachers' perceptions of support received during their first year to determine how school-based support could increase novice teacher retention. The theoretical framework was Bandura's theory of self-efficacy and the concept of teacher efficacy espoused by Tschannen-Moran, Woolfolk-Hoy, and Hoy. The research questions focused on the perceptions of novice teachers regarding (a) support received at their school, (b) the most beneficial support structures, and (c) needed training or assistance. Purposive sampling was used to select 8 novice teacher participants who met the inclusion criteria of being in their 1st to 5th year of teaching. The qualitative case study design involved a survey and an interview. Four themes emerged: the importance of having a mentor, guidance and support, professional development, and opportunities for collaboration. Findings from the study were used to develop a 2-year Teachers Supporting Teachers professional development project to address the needs identified by the novice teachers. Implications for social change include helping schools and districts plan and implement support programs for novice teachers to increase their retention.

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RAUCH, CAROL L. "THE EFFECT OF GENDER MATCH ON BEGINNING TEACHER MENTORING PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1116250309.

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Andersson, Maria, and Annelie Harrysson. "Mentorskap mellan två lärare i skolan : upplevelser och erfarenheter av en adept och en mentor." Thesis, University of Gävle, Department of Education and Psychology, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-809.

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Syftet med denna undersökning var att få ta del av en nyexaminerad lärare och en mentors erfarenheter och upplevelser av mentorskap. Metoden var att intervjua en adept och en mentor, som tillsammans hade haft en mentorskapsrelation. Intervjuerna gjordes av två personer med öppna och ostrukturerade frågor, vilket ledde till följdfrågor. Resultatet visade att de båda enbart hade positiva erfarenheter och upplevelser av mentorskap. Det visade sig att det viktigaste med ett väl fungerande mentorskap var erfarenhet inom yrket hos mentorn och en vilja och ett engagemang hos alla inblandade parter.

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Fraser, Johanna Dorothea Catharina. "'n Eksploratiewe studie na die identiteitsbeeld van 'n mentor." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09252008-135754/.

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Jordan, Teresa Moore. "Using Web-Based Tools to Mentor Novice Teachers in Literacy Instruction." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2009. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1818.

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This study examined the virtual interactions between novice teachers and their mentor using web-based tools such as blogging and instant messaging. The purpose of the study was to determine the nature of online communication and how web-based tools function in the mentoring process. The mentor/researcher created an online website where novice teachers and their mentor interacted by blogging, instant messaging, and virtually sharing digital resources and ideas for teaching literacy. As the novice teachers interacted on the website, the mentor/researcher conducted an online survey and kept digital records of all blogs and instant message sessions. Later, participants were interviewed and a researcher reflection log was examined to answer additional questions about how web-based tools could be used in the mentoring process. Analysis of the data showed that using web-based tools for virtual interaction provides meaningful mentoring opportunities and creates a platform for authentic discussion. However, the need for face-to-face communication in the mentoring process is still critical and not all novice teachers are comfortable with and interested in using this type of platform for communication. In order to use web-based tools effectively in the mentoring process, mentors must carefully consider their own knowledge of the tools, their time constraints and the interests, knowledge level and motivations of the novice teachers with whom they work.

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Tomlinson, Paula. "Mentor Teachers' Perceptions of Effective Mentoring Strategies." Thesis, Walden University, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13858505.

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Educators at a public high school in Southeastern United States depend on mentor teachers to minimize the attrition rate among beginning teachers, yet the strategies implemented by mentors lack definition and clarity. The purpose of this study was to explore mentor teachers’ perceptions of effective mentoring strategies and their needs when mentoring new teachers. Maslow’s humanistic learning theory guided this bounded basic qualitative study. The research questions focused on the mentoring strategies mentor teachers perceived as effective and the needs of the mentors. Ten high school mentor teachers, who currently mentor new teachers, were purposefully selected to participate in individual and focus group interviews. Precoding, open and axial coding were used to inductively analyze the data. The results showed mentors promote school culture, are a source of information, build relationships, use data to drive discussion, provide opportunity for reflection, conduct observations, connect theory with practice, and model professional behavior as effective strategies. Mentor teachers indicated that effective communication is crucial when mentoring new teachers. Additionally, they need specific skills to help beginning teachers better understand the reality of teaching and address their unrealistic expectations of the profession. Based on the findings a 3-day professional development for mentor teachers was developed to address mentors’ needs. This endeavor may contribute to positive social change when district administration provides mentor teachers with professional development to enrich their mentoring strategies which in turn may address the challenges new teachers experience and reduce the attrition rate.

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Maricich, Patricia Sheehan. "BTSA program directors' perceptions on the relationship between components of mentor assessment and effectiveness." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3614472.

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California's Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment program (BTSA) is a high stakes induction program; a new teacher's completion of a BTSA induction program leads to the California clear credential. The cornerstone of the BTSA induction program is the mentor, also known as a support provider. Mentors provide a variety of services to new teachers including individualized formative assessment of practice and ongoing reflection on teaching skills. Effective mentors are critical to the success of new teachers and foundational to the induction program. Although BTSA programs are mandated by state induction standards to assess the quality of services provided by their support providers, the standards do not define quality. BTSA programs are free to create their own assessment criteria and assessment methods.

This qualitative, descriptive study (a) examined the perceptions of BTSA program directors on the relationship between established forms of mentor criteria, methods of formative assessment, and formative feedback provided to mentors and (b) identified those components of mentor assessment that are perceived by BTSA program directors to be valuable in assessing mentor effectiveness.

The study found that BTSA directors placed import on assessing mentors for personal dispositions, such as attitude and responsibility, as well as the quality of their work with their novice teachers. Directors perceived that formative feedback from either the BTSA director or peers was important in increasing mentor effectiveness. The directors' perceptions of valued components of mentor assessment were shaped not only by the requirements regarding mentor assessment contained within Induction Standard 3 (California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2008), but by local culture, district goals, and existing models of educator assessments within each organization.

BTSA directors, who led programs in high performing schools, valued assessing a mentor's ability to build relationships with novices for the purpose of advancing the novices' teaching practice and were more likely to endorse mentor self-assessment and reflection as major components of assessment. Conversely, BTSA directors who operated programs in under-performing schools valued mentor assessment components that evaluated the mentor's ability to effect and advance the teaching practice of the novice. The latter programs perhaps provided mentors with more specific, explicit feedback.

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Culbertson, Emily F. "An examination of the new teacher-mentor matching process for the School District of Baraboo." Online version, 2009. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2009/2009culbertsone.pdf.

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Wygal, Matthew Taylor. "Supporting New Teachers through Induction Programs: New Teacher Perceptions of Mentoring and Instructional Coaching." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74050.

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Novice teachers need support as they enter their career in education. Supports can be given through various forms including mentoring and instructional coaching. The supports are put into place by school districts to assist with student achievement as well as teacher retention. This case study examines a school districts elementary schools and the supports put into place for novice teachers, with a particular focus on mentoring and instructional coaching. The case study drew from interviews, observations, and document reviews from four different elementary schools and eight individuals, including novice teachers, mentors, and instructional coaches. Coding took place and a thematic analysis took place. Triangulation of all three data points kept this qualitative study reliable and accurate. The three findings include: 1) Perceptions of mentoring and instructional coaching program components, 2) Novice teachers perceptions of mentoring and instructional coaching support, and 3) Mentors and instructional coaches perceptions of their roles in supporting novice teachers. The findings focus on recognizing the perceptions of those involved in induction programs for novice teachers and how those supports provide the necessary needs for new teachers to stay in the field of education. Specifically, perceptions were identified to indicate if one program served a better purpose for what novice teachers want and need to be successful. The purpose of the research was to understand how novice teachers perceive types of support and how the supports effect their retention and performance. The results of the study would assist a school system in terms of where to invest funds to provide the most needed support for novice teachers.
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Adams, Emily Joan. "Emotional Geographies of Beginning and Veteran Reformed Teachers in Mentor/Mentee Relationships." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2021. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/9195.

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Reformed teaching is better for students' conceptual understanding compared to the more popular traditional style of teaching. Many beginning teachers wanting to teach reformed conform to traditional teaching within their first couple years of teaching. I argue that this can happen because the emotional labor to continue teaching reformed without support is too high. Having a reformed math mentor can decrease this emotional labor and provide more support to beginning reformed teachers. This study builds on and adds to Hargreaves (2001) emotional geography framework to better understand the emotional closeness/distance beginning and veteran reformed teachers have talking about their practice. The results of this study show the emotional closeness/distance of four emotional geographies: moral, political, physical, professional of two mentor/mentee teachers pairs.

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Premont, David Willett. "Picture Books as Mentor Texts for 10th-Grade Struggling Writers." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2016. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6368.

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The purpose of this study was to fill gaps in the research to determine if picture books in the high school classroom can enhance student writing especially with word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. Previous research has not fully considered employing picture books as mentor texts to examine writing traits in the high school Language Arts classroom. The population was 12 participants from two low track English 10 Reading classes. Six participants were identified from each class as low, medium, or high-performing students based on an informal narrative writing activity. This study employed an action research methodology (Sagor, 2000). Students were taught from an inquiry-based approach as the teacher read aloud each book, and asked students what they noticed. Students reviewed the picture books to guide them as they were challenged to improve their writing. Findings from the study illustrate that picture books as mentor texts can help secondary students of all ability levels improve their word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions in narrative writing as measured by a writing trait rubric created by Vicki Spandel and adapted by Jim Burke. Picture books were tools that helped students think and act like writers. Conclusions also highlighted the lack of word choice and sentence fluency instruction in the students' formative years. This study shed light on the abstract nature of sentence fluency, and an effective way to mitigate this problem. This study provided a new angle with which to teach the writing traits through narrative composition instruction, and teacher modeling. Further, this study adds to the literature of effective high school instruction as picture books as mentor texts are less common in the high school English Language Arts classroom.

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Žukauskaitė, Irena. "Factors of the new employees’ organizational socialization: the role of the mentor." Doctoral thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2009. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20091008_155520-71347.

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The aim of the study was to analyze mentor‘s role in new employee socialization. 373 newcomers and 56 mentors took part in the study. Newcomers filled the questionnaires evaluating their socialization (amount of different information, job related state anxiety, feeling of insider, perceived professional competency, evaluation of job and organization), characteristics of new employee (age, highest educational level attained, work experience, current position) and nearest surroundings (leadership style, leader-member exchange (LMX) quality, work group climate, group size and presence of mentorship programs). Mentors had to fill the questionnaires measuring organizational commitment, job satisfaction, work motivation, mentoring experience and professional, social and andragogical competencies. The results show that LMX, work group climate, group size and mentorship programs are the factors allowing to differentiate newcomers by the level of their socialization (high or low). The organizational socialization of employees who had and who had no mentors is very similar. Yet if employees had no mentors, the responsibility and workload sharing the information felt on their direct executives. High quality LMX, directive leadership style and friendly work group climate accelerate new employee socialization and these factors are significally more important when new employees have no mentors. Professional and social competencies of mentors and their organizational commitment are the... [to full text]
Disertacijos tikslas – išanalizuoti mentoriaus vaidmenį naujų darbuotojų socializacijos procese. Tyrime dalyvavo 373 nauji darbuotojai ir 56 mentoriai. Apklausiant naujus darbuotojus buvo vertinami jų socializacijos rodikliai (turima informacija, patiriamas nerimas darbe, jautimasis tikruoju organizacijos nariu, suvokta profesinė kompetencija, darbo ir organizacijos vertinimas), jų asmeninės (amžius, išsilavinimas, darbo patirtis, darbo pobūdis) bei artimiausios darbo aplinkos (vadovavimo stilius, vadovo ir pavaldinio santykių kokybė, grupės klimatas ir grupės dydis, ar buvo paskirtas mentorius) charakteristikos. Apklausiant mentorius buvo vertinamas jų įsipareigojimas organizacijai, pasitenkinimas darbu ir darbo motyvacija, mentorystės patirtis bei profesinė, socialinė ir andragoginė kompetencijos. Rezultatai rodo, kad geresnę ir blogesnę naujų darbuotojų socializaciją organizacijoje geriausiai diferencijuoja vadovo ir pavaldinio santykių kokybė, darbo grupės klimatas ir dydis bei mentoriaus skyrimas naujam darbuotojui. Mentorius turėjusių ir neturėjusių naujų darbuotojų socializacija yra panaši, tačiau jų neturėjusių darbuotojų imtyje didesnis darbo krūvis ir atsakomybė, teikiant informaciją tenka vadovui. Be to, mentorių neturėjusių naujų darbuotojų imtyje socializacijos rodiklių ir vadovo ir pavaldinio santykių kokybės, direktyvaus vadovavimo stiliaus, darbo grupės klimato koreliacijos statistiškai didesnės nei mentorius turėjusių imtyje. Su naujų darbuotojų socializacija... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]

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