ERIC Number: EJ1124600
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Oct
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0313-5373
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Mentoring Beginning Teachers and Goal Setting
Hudson, Peter; Hudson, Sue
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v41 n10 Article 4 p48-62 Oct 2016
Australia has delineated a new direction for teacher education by embedding mentoring programs for teachers who support early-careers teachers as a system approach. This case study investigated how mentors after involvement in a mentoring professional learning program focused on goal setting with beginning teachers in their schools. Data were analysed from six mentors' interviews using semi-structured questions and archival documents associated with the mentoring program. Findings revealed that negotiated goal setting facilitates potentially successful teaching practices that align to career stage standards. Other findings associated with goal setting are reported around: (1) mentor-mentee relationships, (2) roles, skills and responsibilities, (3) specific goal setting, and (4) the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. Further research (qualitative paired mentor-mentee partnerships and large quantitative studies) will provide insights on effective uses of goal setting that align with standardised frameworks and connect with effective teaching practices.
Descriptors: Mentors, Goal Orientation, Beginning Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Case Studies, Semi Structured Interviews, Teaching Methods, Faculty Mobility, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Models, Professional Development
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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