NDLI: Wisdom of the elders: mentors’ perspectives on mentoring learning environments for beginning science and mathematics teachers

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Author	Maor, Dorit McConney, Andrew
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	In this study, we engage in an evaluation of a mentoring program for beginning teachers in secondary science and mathematics. As part of the study, mentors were asked about their motivations for participating in the program, and how they had benefited in terms of their professional learning. In this paper we examine and interpret mentors’ experiences in this created learning environment with the aim of better understanding, from the mentors’ perspective, factors important for the success of mentoring early career teachers in science and maths, and the establishment of an ongoing supportive learning environment through mentoring for both mentors and mentees. Throughout, we rely heavily on the mentors’ voices to describe their motivations for participating, characteristics they saw as important for successful mentoring, benefits they accrued as a result of the experience, and factors that facilitated effective mentoring relationships. These findings are discussed with a view to providing guidance for the developers of mentoring learning environments.
Starting Page	335
Ending Page	347
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13871579
Journal	Learning Environments Research
Volume Number	18
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15731855
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2015-06-09
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Beginning teachers Mentoring learning environment Mentors’ perspectives Program evaluation Educational Technology Sociology of Education Learning & Instruction
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Developmental and Educational Psychology E-learning Communication

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