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ERIC Number: EJ644159
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1029-0699
Mentoring for Teacher Development in Hong Kong Early Childhood Education: Findings and Implications.
Yip, Heung, Ling
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education & Development, v4 n1 p201-24 Jun 2001
Used data from teacher and principal interviews, teacher journals, and observations to examine mentoring within Hong Kong kindergarten classrooms. Results indicated that: effective mentoring was a very important factor in teacher development; mentoring involved complex social relationships influenced by many factors, and mentors had to possess the necessary professional knowledge plus a genuine interest in the wellbeingof the protege. (SM)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Mentors, Teacher Improvement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hong Kong