International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education: Volume 9 Issue 4

Teacher trainees' understandings of mentoring within a Middle Eastern BEd program

Joy Pattisson

The purpose of this study was to explore young Arab women's understandings of mentoring as part of a pre-service teacher training program both before and after an extended…

A large-group peer mentoring programme in an under-resourced higher education environment

Cindy Olivier, Catherine Burton

The transition from school to higher education is a complex process. Peer mentoring is often used by institutions to facilitate this process. The purpose of this research, which…

Near-peer video-based feedback: a useful activity for aspiring school leaders?

Wowek Sean Kearney, James Jurica, Theresa Entzi

This study examined the value of using near-peer video-based feedback to help train aspiring school leaders in coaching strategies. This research is part of a larger study in…

Identifying coaching approaches that enable teachers' moral learning in professional learning communities

Helma De Keijzer, Gaby Jacobs, Jacqueline Van Swet, Wiel Veugelers

This study sought to identify those approaches used by coaches that enable teachers' moral learning in professional learning communities (PLCs). Coaches who support moral learning…

Addressing mentor wellbeing in practicum placement mentoring relationships in initial teacher education

Jenna Gillett-Swan, Deanna Grant-Smith

University-affiliated mentors serve as liaisons between schools and pre-service teachers during practicum placements, offering academic, administrative and relational support. In…

“First meetings”: constructive first encounters between pre-service teachers and their mentors

Steve Connolly, Gareth Bates, James Shea

The purpose of this paper is to report the findings from an action research project in which the researchers sought to develop a set of questions for use by mentors (experienced…

Mentoring reality: from concepts and theory to real expertise and the mentor’s point of view

Laura Lidija Zentgraf

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the reality of mentoring in higher education from the mentor’s point of view. The goal is to elaborate best practice of mentoring on…