As mentor teachers hold the balance of power in the relationship, how do they build and sustain positive mentor-mentee relationships? This study involved eleven pairs of mentors and mentees (n=22) with audio-recorded interviews to explore their relationships, mentors’ support and mentors’ expectations for mentees’ involvement in the school. Findings suggested ways to build and sustain mentoring relationships (e.g., professionalism, respect, and support). Indeed, support in providing information for planning, access to resources, two-way dialoguing with feedback and reflections, and establishing safe, risk-taking environments to trial and evaluate newly-learnt teaching practices were considered as a ways to build and sustain relationships.
Journal article
Developing and sustaining successful mentoring relationships
Journal of Relationships Research
2013
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- Title
- Developing and sustaining successful mentoring relationships
- Creators
- Peter B. Hudson
- Publication Details
- Journal of Relationships Research
- Identifiers
- 2654; 991012822078502368
- Academic Unit
- School of Education; Faculty of Education
- Resource Type
- Journal article