Reciprocal Mentoring Residencies … Better Transitions to Teaching

Interpretations of Mentoring during Early Childhood Education Mentor Training

“…Heikkinen, Jokinen, and Tynjälä (2012) have analysed the conceptual change that has taken place towards mentoring being associated with collaboration and collegiality. Likewise, Gabriel and Kaufield (2008) and Paris (2010) emphasize mentoring as a shared and reciprocal activity. In mentoring, two or more people form a relationship of mutual trust.…”

Facebook and the Final Practicum: The Impact of Online Peer Support in the Assistant Teacher Program

“…Our research into Facebook © ATP online learning communities had its origins in reciprocal mentoring trials and research jointly undertaken between our university and the Art Education Association WA (art teachers' professional association) between 2007 and 2010 (Paris 2010). In each year since 2007 approximately 20 PSTs from the Graduate Diploma Education cohort at our university have been placed as 'Artists in Residence' (AiR) in WA schools during their final semester of pre-service training.…”

Creative Arts: An Essential Element in the Teacher’s Toolkit When Developing Critical Thinking in Children

“…However, mentor shortages and induction failure have led to high attrition rates in early career teachers (Ewing & Manuel, 2005;Paris, 2010). With the current shortage of mentors there is no guarantee that early career or pre-service teachers will receive worthwhile experiences in the school setting (Hudson, et al, 2011).…”

“…This was evidenced in a study (Hudson, et al, 2011), which explored the perceptions of final-year pre-service teachers' in primary school settings, of their mentoring for learning to teach art. Consequently, tertiary education providers must consider other ways to prepare and support both pre-service teachers and beginner teachers, which will enhance their preparedness for teaching the Arts and assisting the reducing the high attrition rates (Hudson, et al, 2011;Paris, 2010Paris, , 2013). …”

“…An innovative 'reciprocal mentoring' program was developed at Edith Cowan University within the school of Education (Paris, 2010(Paris, , 2013. Visual arts pre-service teachers in their final year were placed in schools as AiR's and mentored secondary students in specific Arts disciplines, which supported the school-based teacher with reduced skills in the particular discipline.…”