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Clarifying Pre-Service Teacher Perceptions of Mentor Teachers' Developing Use of Mentoring Skills
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Hennissen, Paul; Crasborn, Frank; Brouwer, Niels; Korthagen, Fred; Bergen, Theo – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2011
The aim of this study is to clarify how pre-service teachers perceive mentor teachers' use of mentoring skills. Sixty stimulated-recall interviews were conducted, each in connection with a previously recorded mentoring dialogue. A quantitative analysis showed that six types of mentoring skills appeared to be perceived by pre-service teachers as…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Attitudes, Skill Development, Teacher Effectiveness
Exploring a Two-Dimensional Model of Mentor Teacher Roles in Mentoring Dialogues
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Crasborn, Frank; Hennissen, Paul; Brouwer, Niels; Korthagen, Fred; Bergen, Theo – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2011
In this study, a two-dimensional model of mentor teacher roles in mentoring dialogues, entitled MERID, is explored empirically. Data regarding five aspects of mentoring dialogues were collected, using a sample of 20 transcriptions of mentoring dialogues, in which 112 topics were discussed and 440 mentor teacher utterances emerged. Correlations…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Role, Multivariate Analysis, Models
Uncovering Contents of Mentor Teachers' Interactive Cognitions during Mentoring Dialogues
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Hennissen, Paul; Crasborn, Frank; Brouwer, Niels; Korthagen, Fred; Bergen, Theo – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
In the context of developing mentor teachers' use of supervisory skills, two consecutive studies were conducted, using stimulated recall. Firstly, with eight participants, an instrument was developed to categorize contents of interactive cognitions. Secondly, with 30 participants, the instrument was applied to uncover contents of mentor teachers'…
Descriptors: Mentors, Supervisory Training, Inservice Teacher Education, Supervisory Methods
Promoting Versatility in Mentor Teachers' Use of Supervisory Skills
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Crasborn, Frank; Hennissen, Paul; Brouwer, Niels; Korthagen, Fred; Bergen, Theo – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2008
Mentor teachers need a versatile supervisory skills repertoire. Besides taking the prevalent role of daily advisor and instructor, mentor teachers should also be able to stimulate reflection in student teachers. Video recordings of 60 mentoring dialogues were analysed, both before and after a mentor teacher training aimed at developing the…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Mentors, Teacher Supervision, Supervisory Training