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1 online resource (224 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editors' Introduction; References; My Mentor: Robert M. Gagné; References; Florence B. Stratemeyer: Teacher Educator for a Free People; Remembering Student Ideas; Stop the Elevator; Have You a Good Story for Me?; On What Basis Do You Say That?; Final Exams; A Bit of Advice; The Grand Ideals; A Personal Note; References; The Two Bills: Reflecting on the Gift of Mentorship; References; Thoreauvian Knight; Reference; On Virgil Clift; Reference; Friends Along the Journey; References; It Takes a Whole Village to Raise a Child; Reference |
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Mentors: They Simply BelieveTwo Mentors: Two Roles; A Sense of Otherness; A Sense of Positive Enabling; A Sense of Vision; A Closing Thought; References; My Mentor: Motivation Toward Excellence; The Importance of Respect; The Energy of Interest; The Strength of Support; The Power of Possibilities; Career Impact; Ongoing Relationships; If You Don't Know Who Wrote It, You Won't Understand It: Lessons Learned From Benjamin S. Bloom; A Historical Perspective; Stability, Change, and Mastery Learning; Alterable Variables and the Development of Talent |
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What You Need to Know About Bloom to Understand His WritingsBloom, the Environmentalist; Bloom's Stability and Change; Bloom and the University of Chicago; Closing Comments; References; I Remember Harry; Lessons Learned in Educational Research, Productivity, and Humility; Educational Research; Productivity; Lessons Learned in Humility; Final Thoughts; "Working It Out" With Jane Roland Martin; A Friend's Friend; My Tutor at a Distance; My Friend and Colleague; References; O Mentor! My Mentor!; Let's Turn This Fish Over and Look At It; My Mentor; Happily Ever After; References |
| Summary |
The definition and parameters of teacher education have recently been changed by the concept of mentoring. Supporters of the concept maintain that it is an effective technique for inducting and retaining new teachers, but who and what are mentors, and what attributes do they possess? Previous research has identified collaboration, enthusiasm, emotional commitment, and sensitivity as the necessary traits of an effective mentor. It has also been found that mentors are available, give immediate feedback, listen attentively, and collaboratively solve problems with mentees. Epistemological |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Haworth, Jennifer Grant
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Kavanagh, Jack A
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| ISBN |
9781135490980 |
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1135490988 |
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