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What makes a good mentor of in-service teacher education? —A systematic review of mentoring competence from a transformative learning perspective

Year: 2024

Type: review

Abstract: Previous research has explored what competence qualified mentors need to possess. However, with the increasing advocacy that mentoring can be a professional learning experience for mentors, no studies have synthesized mentoring competence reflected in their mentoring practice. By using the framework of transformative learning theory, this study systematically synthesized 56 empirical studies on in-service teacher mentoring published between 2015 and 2022. The findings provide a conceptual framework for mentoring competence in three dimensions (cognitive, social, and emotional) with eight categories and summarize mentor- and context-related influencing factors. These findings suggest theoretical and practical implications for advancing the research of teacher mentoring.

Source: Teaching and Teacher Education

DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2024.104822

Authors: Xuewei Wang, Jukka Husu, Auli Toom

Institutions: University of Helsinki, University of Turku

Language: English

Topic: Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,770