An international comparative study of practicum mentors: Learning about ourselves by learning about others

[EN] Teachers who mentor student teachers on practicum play a critical role in teacher education. However, it is widely reported that these teachers are poorly prepared and lack sufficient knowledge for mentoring. And what is known about mentoring is largely drawn from idiosyncratic single-context s...

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Autores: Clarke, Anthony, Mena Marcos, Juan José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/155282
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/155282
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palabra clave:Mentoring
Student teachers
Supervision
Practicum
Teacher education
Comparative education
5802.04 Niveles y Temas de Educación
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Sumario:[EN] Teachers who mentor student teachers on practicum play a critical role in teacher education. However, it is widely reported that these teachers are poorly prepared and lack sufficient knowledge for mentoring. And what is known about mentoring is largely drawn from idiosyncratic single-context studies. In an attempt to extend the scope of this knowledge, this study draws on the Mentoring Profile Inventory (www.mentoringprofile.com) to chart how mentors conceive of their work within and across six international contexts. The outcome is a comparative analysis that highlights what is ‘particular’ versus what is ‘general’ across contexts that has not been previously reported.