Revealing the professional learning needs of teachers for the successful mentoring of teacher candidates

Yilmaz G., Bıkmaz F.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION, cilt.44, sa.4, ss.538-554, 2021 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02619768.2020.1777978
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.538-554
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mentor teacher, mentor teacher professional development, practicum courses, mentor teacher competency, pre-service teacher education, EDUCATION, ROLES
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In recent years, increased attention has been focused on the mentoring of teacher candidates throughout Turkey. In particular, the requirement for school principals and mentor teachers to attend mentor education programmes as specified in the Teacher Strategy Document (TSD) set forth by Ministry of National Education (MoNE). Therefore, the aim of the following study is to reveal the professional learning needs of teachers who are assigned as mentors. The authors framed the research issue by outlining the professional learning needs of mentor teachers from the perspective of mentor teachers, university supervisors and teacher candidates. This research took place at three state universities along with the associated practicum schools. It was revealed in the study findings that mentor teacher education programmes were designed around three primary themes: professional knowledge and skills, core mentoring skills and social qualifications.