PRECONDITONS FOR SUCCESSFUL MENTORING IN THE COURSE OF TRAINING TEACHERS AND INTRODUCING THEM TO THE PROFESSION
Journal Title: Knowledge International Journal - Year 2018, Vol 26, Issue 2
Abstract
The beginning teacher’s transition from the university to the educational institution is a complex and dynamic process. In the time of generational change, expectations concerning this activity are burdened with high public responsibility and various issues. The Bulgarian educational system nowadays needs not only motivated novice teachers, but also good mentors who will support the early career teachers’ successful adaptation and socialization into the professional community. The paper considers mentorship as one of the forms of practical training where the mentor teacher has a leading part. Productive interaction and fruitful communication between the mentor and the mentee can be preconditioned by their attitudes and expectations for one another. This study seeks answers to questions such as what the mentor teachers’ attitudes and expectations with regard to the mentees are, how information about these attitudes and expectations could influence the professional preparation of trainee teachers and how it could optimize and improve the process concerning the beginning teachers’ transition from the university to the educational institutions. For this purpose, a survey employing the respondents’ method has been carried out, involving 68 teachers. The topic is examined from an organizational aspect and conclusions have been drawn in respect of improving and optimizing the organization of the mentorship from our position of university lecturers involved in organizing and conducting the practical training of trainee teachers.
Authors and Affiliations
Marinella Mihova, Darinka Kostadinova
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