International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education: Volume 7 Issue 3

Mentoring college students with disabilities: experiences of the mentors

Ashleigh Hillier, Jody Goldstein, Lauren Tornatore, Emily Byrne, Joseph Ryan, Hannah Johnson

The purpose of this paper is to better understand the impact of peer mentoring on mentors working with university students with a disability. Research questions focused on how…

Mentoring novice school principals in Chile: what do mentors learn?

Felipe Aravena

The purpose of this paper is to explore the mentors’ knowledge gained of eight Chilean mentors during their first experience working within a formal mentoring program supporting…

Using activity theory to understand the role of the coach in K–12 curriculum redevelopment

Cecile H. Sam, Anne E. Caliendo

The purpose of this paper is to examine school-embedded instructional coaching as a social activity situated within a new initiative. The coaches were in their first year of…

Re-imagining mentoring as a dynamic hub in the transformation of initial teacher education: The role of mentors and teacher educators

Rachel M. Lofthouse

Teacher education in many countries is under reform with growing differences in its form and function. This is indicative of the ongoing negotiations around the place of theory…

Mentors of preservice teachers: The relationships between mentoring approach, self-efficacy and effort

Eli Lejonberg, Eyvind Elstad, Lise Vikan Sandvik, Trond Solhaug, Knut-Andreas Christophersen

The purpose of this paper is to discuss how different styles of mentoring in teacher education relate to mentor characteristics. Pre-service teachers often want practical advice…