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ERIC Number: EJ514743
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0192-6365
What Are the Concerns and Questions of Mentors of Beginning Teachers?
Ganser, Tom
NASSP Bulletin, v79 n575 p83-91 Dec 1995
Summarizes survey responses of 92 mentor teachers. Among respondents' 210 comments, 103 (49%) focus on the mentoring role and 107 (50.9%) relate to perceived obstacles to effective mentoring. Respondents often doubted their mentoring qualifications and voiced concerns about time, pairing methods, beginning teachers' receptiveness, and limited support for mentoring activities. (20 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Workload, Mentors, Surveys, Teacher Response, Time Management
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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