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ERIC Number: EJ514715
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0639
Professional Development for Heads: The Role of Mentoring.
Bush, Tony; Coleman, Marianne
Journal of Educational Administration, v33 n5 p60-73 1995
Summarizes selected findings of a major national research project on mentoring and teacher education in England and Wales. Considers mentoring's nature and purpose and examines mentor/new headteacher matches. Discusses mentoring's benefits, limitations, and conceptual models. Mentoring provides invaluable support for new principals but lacks rigor as a professional development mode. (23 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Leadership Training, Management Development, Mentors, National Programs, Principals, Role
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Britain