Mentoring for in-service teachers in a distance teacher education programme: Views of mentors, mentees and university teachers

Mentoring for in-service teachers in a distance teacher education programme: Views of mentors, mentees and university teachers

AARE 2005 International Education Research Conference: UWS Parramatta: Papers collection

• Lai, Edith Open University of Hong Kong

• Jeffrey, P. L.

Melbourne

Australian Association for Research in Education

2006

Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE). Conference (2005: Parramatta NSW)

• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QG Adult, Lifelong & Continuing Education
    • QGE Distance Education
• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MA Professional Education for Teachers
• N Students & Student Services
  • NK Other Student Services

Distance Education Inservice Teacher Education Mentor Mentee Relationship Mentoring Student Attitudes Teacher Attitudes University School Cooperation Education Majors Interviews Mentors Postsecondary Education Hong Kong Open University of Hong Kong Professional Socialisation

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

This study explores the views of mentoring held by mentors, mentees and university teachers in a distance education programme for in-service teacher education offered by the Open University of Hong Kong. Ten pairs of mentors and mentees and three university teachers participated in in-depth individual interviews designed to explore their views of mentoring with respect to five aspects: mentor roles and responsibilities; mentor-mentee relationships; mentoring programmes; mentor preparation; and school-university relationships. The findings show that mentors, mentees and university teachers held different views of mentoring and that the impact of mentoring on the mentees was different from what the University had expected. This study is significant in the following ways. First, it will contribute to a better understanding of mentoring in the context of in-service teacher education. Second, it will provide important information on how different views of mentoring will influence how mentoring is realized. Third, with the proposed teacher registration requirements in Hong Kong that place a heavy emphasis on the role of mentoring during internship, there is a critical need for information on views of mentoring held by different stakeholders to facilitate dialogue with teachers and schools and to build a common vision of mentoring.
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• English

Conference Papers

• 13249320 (CD ROM)
• 13249339 (eISSN)

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2010-11-25