Mentor or Tormentor: The Role of the Cooperating Teacher in Student Teacher Success or Failure.

Sudzina, Mary; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ545416

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Mentor or Tormentor: The Role of the Cooperating Teacher in Student Teacher Success or Failure.

Sudzina, Mary; And Others

Action in Teacher Education, v18 n4 p23-35 Win 1997

This study explored expectations, perceptions, and qualities of mentoring relationships between cooperating and student teachers at two institutions, investigating features necessary for successful, satisfactory relationships. Interviews indicated that cooperating teachers tended to function as advisors rather than mentors. Mentoring relationships were the exception rather than the rule. (SM)

Descriptors: Collegiality, Cooperating Teachers, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Mentors, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Student Teaching, Supervisory Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role, Teacher Supervision

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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