Mentoring two student teachers: mentors’ perceptions of peer placements

Developing future nurse educators through peer mentoring

“…These findings add to previously identified benefits of peer mentoring in the literature including improvements to self-confidence, personal and professional growth, cooperative learning and critical thinking, leadership skills, and interpersonal and communication skills, as well as reduced anxiety. 6,25,26 Through exploring current literature and dialoguing with peers, the students were able to begin to develop and understand their own teaching philosophy and pedagogy. Kohler-Evans 27 argued that peer mentorship supports the development of professionals who collaborate, problem solve, share resources and perspectives, and conceptualize teaching as a process of learning.…”

“…The interaction among coteachers taps into each participant's creativity 30 and by sharing and distributing intellect, roles, and responsibilities between co-teachers, there are more resources for learning and more possibilities for engagement in the classroom. 25,28 The relationships among the senior students in this inquiry were supported through the use of an online discussion board. Sims-Giddens et al 26 suggested that peer mentoring allows partners to draw upon each other's individual knowledge, skills, insights, and approaches and to learn from each other's styles and differences.…”

“…They are able to share ideas, resources, and talent while building upon and expanding each other's understandings and enhancing each other's ability. 25 Collegiality was developed among the students in this study as they took the time to support and listen to one another and engage in dialogue about their experiences to facilitate a broader understanding of nursing leadership and pedagogical knowledge.…”

Empowerment and Mentoring in Nursing Academia

“…Mentoring programs can be formal or informal, longor short-term, and communication can be in person or via electronic means (Lee-Kilty, 2006). Recommendations for developing mentoring programs include ensuring both the mentor and the mentee understand the importance or collaboration, providing training and support to the mentor (Gardinera, 2010), ensuring frequent meetings between the mentor and mentee where goals can be discussed (Hessler & Ritchie, 2006;Hinkle & Kopp, 2006), and appointing someone to be in charge of the mentoring program (Hinkle & Kopp, 2006). However, the main predictor of a successful mentoring program is a strong, supportive relationship between the mentor and the mentee (Smith & Zsohar, 2007).…”

Ο Ρόλος Του Μέντορα Στο Ελληνικό Εκπαιδευτικό Σύστημα: Διερεύνηση Απόψεων Εκπαιδευτικών Πρωτοβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης Νομού Θεσσαλονίκης Για Την Αναγκαιότητα Εφαρμογής Του Θεσμού

“…Ο αρχάριος στην πνευματική διεργασία με αναστοχασμό της θεωρητικής του πλατφόρμας μετουσιώνεται σε στοχαστικό επαγγελματία (Goodlad, 1990). Πληθώρα σχετικών ερευνών έχουν διεξαχθεί για τα προβλήματα προσαρμογής που βιώνουν οι εκπαιδευτικοί (McDonald & Elias, 1983· Veenman, 1984· Gordon & Maxey, 2000 και τις αντιλήψεις των εκπαιδευτικών για την προοπτική της εκπαιδευτικής αναδιαμόρφωσης από το μέντορα (Vonk, 1993· Wang & Odell, 2002· Portner, 2005· Gardiner, 2010· Croft, Coggshall, Dolan, Powers & Killion, 2010 …”