The thesis is focused on the process of mentoring and its application in the process of professional adaptation of teachers in secondary schools. The aim of the work is based on a literature review of available literature and the results of the research to describe and analyze the process of mentoring in a period of professional adaptation of secondary school teachers. In the theoretical part are explained the basic concepts related to the topic, are described the process of adaptation of teachers, characteristic of mentoring, role of mentor, mentoring relationship, further characteristic of mentor, forms, strategies, risks and benefits of mentoring. In the empirical part are described the implementation and results of quantitative research by the semistructured interview with the directors of the secondary schools, which focused on the way, how the process of mentoring in a period of professional adaptation of teachers in the secondary schools works and what specific ways of support are in the process of mentoring in a period of professional adaptation of teachers in the secondary school applied. The results of the research are useful for recommendations for the creator of the educational system. KEYWORDS Adaptation, beginning teacher, high schools, mentoring, mentor, mentoring relationship, role...

The thesis deals with contemporary issues of beginning nursery teacher support. Especially it deals with their preparation for the profession and the actual process of adaptation to the working environment. The theoretical part is focused on the issue of support for beginning teachers in the Czech Republic from studies and defining the competencies of graduates to entry into the profession and adaptation as part of the school management. The aim is to create a draft of a new teacher's adaptation plan in a nursery based on theoretical knowledge and the results of the investigation into the needs and expectations of nursery directors and trainee teachers themselves. Theoretical basis is followed by empirical part - quantitative research survey consisting of questionnaires and interviews, which aims to determine whether the adaptation of beginning teachers is part of the school management and how experienced teachers are involved into the process, to determine agreement, expectations and requirements during the entry of beginning teachers into practice. Comparison of the results of research studies leads to recommendations for management education. Based on theoretical knowledge and the results of the investigation the conclusion is designed the adaptation plan for beginning nursery teachers. KEYWORDS...

Submitted by Rosina Valeria Lanzellotti Mattiussi Teixeira (rosina.teixeira@unisantos.br) on 2017-08-22T14:24:33Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Rosario Garcia Nieves.pdf: 2811831 bytes, checksum: 2465debf02b371fdc107aa00b786064f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-22T14:24:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Rosario Garcia Nieves.pdf: 2811831 bytes, checksum: 2465debf02b371fdc107aa00b786064f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-06-22 / This research, of exploratory matter in its essence, takes part of the discussion of professional development of beginning English teachers and the construction of professional knowledge, connected to teaching. Based on studies by Carlos Marcelo-Garcia, Maria da Graça Mizukami and Lee Shulman, among others, the main objective was to analyze the mentor¿s influence on the professional development and of the construction of knowledge essential to teaching. In order to achieve it, the main objective was broken down into the following specific ones: a) to identify a profile of the beginning English teacher as well as their first professional destination; b) to identify and analyze the different kinds of knowledge found in the practice of beginning English teachers and c) to investigate possible influences of mentoring their teaching practice. First steps of research included bibliographic and literature research and empirical data were collected through exploratory questionnaires, released on social media groups related to English Language Teaching. Quantitative data were analyzed by their results in numbers and data originated from open questions were analyzed following aspects of the Discourse of the Collective Subject theory, which were applied to key-questions related to the specific objects. Results provided profiles of Beginning English Teachers, the influence of undergraduate teacher training programs in their practice and the positive impacts of Mentoring, either by mentors or more experienced peers, such as empowerement in the classroom, on the construction and development of Professional Knowledge related to Teaching English, such as the fusion of Specific Content Knowledge with Pedagocical Knowledge, creating Pedagogical Knowledge of English Language Teaching. / Esta pesquisa, de caráter exploratório, insere-se na temática da iniciação profissional do professor iniciante de Língua Inglesa e na construção de seus conhecimentos relacionados à profissão docente. Com teóricos como Carlos Marcelo-Garcia, Maria da Graça Mizukami e Lee Shulman, o trabalho teve como objetivo geral analisar a influência do mentor no desenvolvimento dos conhecimentos inerentes à profissão docente de Língua Inglesa, desmembrando-o nos seguintes objetivos específicos: a) identificar um perfil do Professor Iniciante de Língua Inglesa e sua destinação profissional inicial; b) identificar e analisar os diferentes conhecimentos presentes na prática docente de professores iniciantes de Língua Inglesa e c) investigar possíveis influências da mentoria em suas práticas pedagógicas. Os passos iniciais da pesquisa incluíram pesquisa bibliográfica e de literatura, e a coleta de dados empíricos se deu por conta de questionários exploratórios divulgados em grupos em redes sociais relacionados à disciplina. Dados coletados em questões de cunho quantitativo foram tratados numericamente, e questões abertas, com aspectos do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo, aplicados a questões-chave relacionadas aos objetivos específicos. Resultados obtidos apresentaram perfis do professor iniciante de Língua Inglesa, influência da formação docente em sua prática e as influências positivas do acompanhamento de mentores ou colegas mais experientes, como aumento na confiança em em sala de aula e na construção de conhecimentos profissionais, como a fusão do conhecimento específico de Língua com o conhecimento Pedagógico, gerando o Conhecimento Pedagógico do Ensino de Língua Inglesa.

This dissertation is a rhetorical analysis of the theories and practices surrounding student-centered mentor-teaching. I examine textual representations of the teacher/student relationship as well as theories and practices involved in the discursive formation of teacher/student relationships, examining the intersection (or lack thereof) between the ways we as researchers talk about teacher/student relationship formation and the way(s) such relationships form in the “real world” of the English classroom. This institutional critique of teacher/student relationships draws on the works of ancient rhetorical scholars like Quintillian and Socrates, and on the post-1980 scholarship of Robert Connors, Lad Tobin, bell hooks, Paulo Freire, Parker J. Palmer, Mike Rose, Wendy Bishop, Louise Rosenblatt, Jeffrey Berman, and Peter Elbow. These scholars have all provided helpful models for me as I have framed my own beliefs about the value of expressive writing, the usefulness of writing conferences, the need for teacher vulnerability as a model for students’ expressive writing, the appropriateness of various relational settings beyond the classroom, and the ways grading/responding to student writing can either promote or inhibit a trusting student/teacher bond. While all of these scholars have contributed to my own beliefs and ideas, I am merely identifying and classifying pedagogical movements; rather, I am synthesizing these movements’ theories and practices in order to formulate an overall critique of the strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches. I also draw heavily upon the theoretical underpinnings of psychoanalysis, feminism, reader-response criticism, and composition studies to weave together a synthesized working model of mutually beneficial teacher/student relationships as they pertain to the high school and college English classrooms. Ultimately, I suggest my own contributions to the existing scholarship that will call for a mixture of both bolder pedagogical approaches and greater relational caution, depending upon the concept and the student(s) involved. I conclude with suggestions for utilizing teacher research to formulate new theories and practices for mentor-teaching in the English classroom.

Socialinio darbo mentorius vadovauja besimokančiojo praktikai ir dalyvauja tobulinant praktines studijas. Mentorius yra asmuo, perteikiantis savo žinias, įžvalgas, išmintį, patirtį, naudingą besimokančiojo profesiniam ir asmeniniam tobulėjimui. Mentoriaus pagalba svarbi integruojant teorines socialinio darbo žinias praktinėje veikloje. Ši sudėtinga veikla reikalauja tam tikrų kompetencijų, tačiau iki šiol nei socialinio darbo mentoriaus veikla, nei jai būtinos kompetencijos nėra pilnai aprašyta. Darbo problema: nesunorminta socialinio darbo mentoriaus veikla. Todėl sudėtinga įvertinti jos kokybę, o tuo pačiu ir jos poveikį socialinio darbo studijų programos įgyvendinimui ir tobulinimui. Šio darbo tikslas - nustatyti socialinio darbo mentoriaus veiklos sritis ir kompetencijas. Siekiant tikslo buvo atlikta mokslinės literatūros analizė, dokumentų analizė bei kokybinis fenomenologinis tyrimas. Darbe teoriškai apibrėžta mentorystės samprata, aprašyti mentoriaus vaidmenys, funkcijos, kompetencijos. Taip pat apžvelgti praktikos organizavimo socialinio darbo studijose principai, išryškinant socialinio darbo mentoriaus veiklą. Atlikus tyrimą, nustatytos mentoriaus veiklos sritys ir kompetencijos socialinio darbo praktikoje. Tyrime dalyvavo keturi socialinio darbo praktikos vadovai, baigę socialinio darbo magistrantūros studijų programą, dirbantys socialinį darbą skirtingose organizacijose, bei tyrimo metu vadovaujantys praktikai ir vienas VDU Socialinio darbo katedros lektorius... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / A social - work mentor supervises the practical work carried out by a student and participates in improving practical studies. The mentor is a person who passes on his/her knowledge, skills, wisdom, and experience which are useful for the professional and personal improvement of the student. The mentor’s assistance is important in integrating theoretical knowledge of social work into the sphere of practical work. This complex aid requires certain competences; however, up until now the work carried out by the social-work mentor nor the competences needed have not been fully recorded. The problem studied in this paper is that no real discussion of the work of social-work mentors or their necessary competences has been produced. Therefore it is complicated to evaluate and compare the activities carried out by social-work mentors. The goal of this study is to define the sphere of work and competences of the social-work mentor. To achieve this goal, an analysis of scholarly literature, as well as of documents and qualitative material has been carried out. In a theoretical sense this study describes the concept of mentoring, as well as the role of mentors, their functions and competences. Furthermore, it also analyses the principles by which practical work is organized in social-work studies, emphasizing the mentor’s input. Once the research was carried out, the spheres of activity and competences of mentors in social work were established. Four supervisors of practice for... [to full text]

Text in Afrikaans / The background for this study is a survey undertaken by a cluster of congregations in the Wonderboom area of Pretoria, which revealed that their youth ministries are becoming increasingly ineffective. This worldwide trend is related to the reality that traditional program-based approaches to youth ministry not longer reach modern young people. This study proposes that a choice be made for a relationship based youth ministry that focuses on the communication of faith through the building of relationships of trust between adult mentors and the youth. Churches and the youth would benefit from choosing a relationship-based youth ministry. A relational approach demands enough volunteer youth workers who are qualified to work with contemporary adolescents. The study therefore proposes guidelines for the recruitment, selection, training and utilisation of volunteer youth workers, as well as for the implementation of a relational youth ministry in the Dutch Reformed Church. / Die agtergrond tot hierdie studie is 'n ondersoek van die Ring van Wonderboom wat bevind het dat gemeentes in die Ring se jeugbedieninge toenemend minder effeklief raak. Die wereldwye tendens hou daarmee verband dat kerke se tradisionele, programgerigte benaderings nie meer daarin slaag om die hedendaagse jeug le bereik nie. Die studie stel voor dal daar eerder gekies moet word vir 'n verhoudingsgerigte jeugbediening wal daarop ingestel is om geloof te kommunikeer deur diepgaande vertrouensverhoudings tussen die jeug en volwasse mentors daar le stel. Die keuse vir 'n verhoudingsgerigte jeugbediening hou besliste voordele vir die kerke en die jeug in. Die benadering vereis genoeg vrywillige jeugwerkers wat geskool en gemotiveerd is om met die hedendaagse jeug te werk. Die studie gee daarom riglyne vir die werwing, keuring, skoling en aanwending van vrywillige jeugwerkers, asook vir die implementering van 'n verhoudingsgerigte jeugbediening in die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Diac. (Jeugwerk)

This diploma thesis is focused on the influence of teaching students of the Faculty of Health and Social Studies of the University of South Bohemia in Czech Budejovice on a mentor nurse´s attitude to nursing care provision. In the first chapter of the theoretical section the term nurse is introduced, and it is dealt with her duties, roles, attitudes, it is explained who a mentor nurse is and what topics a pilot certified course contains. The next four chapters are focused on a supervisor´s personality, supervision issues, teachers and their non-traditional roles and the didactic skills of a mentor. The description of a mentor´s didactic skills is divided into education, student diagnostics, teaching goals and classroom practices. The sixth part deals with student clinical practice mentors, their role in clinical practice, assessment and feedback and mentorship as an advancement of nurses´ work. The seventh chapter of the theoretical section introduces the issue of communication as an integral part of nursing practice teaching and in the last section we have focused on the issue of evidence-based nursing. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the impact of nursing practice teaching on a mentor nurse´s attitude to nursing care provision and students´ evaluation of a mentor nurse´s achievements in nursing care provision. The outcomes of the quantitative research, conducted by using a questionnaire method, confirm the hypothesis 1 suggesting that students regard mentor nurses´ nursing procedures as standards for their future practice. We can also confirm the hypothesis 3 suggesting that students believe that a mentor nurse considers the correct information registration into nursing documentation as necessary, and also the hypothesis 2 suggesting that students believe that a mentor nurse can communicate more effectively than other staff nurses was confirmed. Mentor nurses´ attitudes to nursing care provision were identified by using qualitative investigation by asking research questions. Out of the six nurses interviewed, four mentor nurses consider mentorship as knowledge contribution to the field of communication with people, four mentor nurses consider mentorship as stimulation for improving their own expertise, four mentor nurses would be willing to introduce new knowledge into practice and provide nursing care in accordance with the EBN. The knowledge gained form this research work may serve as a suggestion and aid for students planning to carry out clinical nursing practice at a clinic, for nurses who have been working or have been preparing to work as clinic mentor nurses, and certainly for all of those who wish to learn more on this issue and to understand the mentor nurse job.

Gypsy mentors deals with lay gypsy persons trained to support and assist gypsy families in their attempts at acquiring social skills needed to tackle difficult situations in life that threaten the proper development of gypsy children and youth. The mentors are members of the gypsy community like their clients and share with them their language and culture. The paper provides a summary of both historical and current aspects of gypsy existence in the Czech Republic, their tribal structure and family lifestyle. Special attention is paid to the issues of social exclusion. A brief account is given of history, mission, objectives, activities and some selected projects of the civic Association for Probation & Mediation in Justice. Moreover, the paper offers a list of principles and areas of activities pursued by the Czech Republic Probation & Mediation Service and by the Department for Social & Legal Protection of Children. The paper aims to explore the issues of field work done by the gypsy mentors (i) in helping the challenged gypsy families threatened with having their children or youngsters taken away to be brought up at care institutions and (ii) in assisting young gypsies put under administrative orders. The practical part of the paper employed the method of a qualitative survey of a case study. The required data were obtained through detailed semi-structured interviews with the mentors followed by the secondary data analyses.

The purpose of this study was to determine if, after one year of operation, the UNT/Dallas Public Schools Leadership Development Program was progressing in accordance with the goals set out for the program. Questionnaires administered to 26 interns and 10 mentor principals and follow-up focus group interview sessions provided answers to the study's five research questions that explored the following: selection process; how interns' involvement in campus-based decision-making had changed; how mentor principals' perceptions toward interns had changed; and how administrative interns' perceptions of themselves and educational administration had changed. Findings from this study revealed the selection process provided the Dallas Public Schools an opportunity to select teacher-leaders from the district and to include a representative number of minority and women candidates for participation in the program. An area of weakness was seven interns with low GRE scores were admitted through an appeals process at the university. Another weakness revealed the majority of interns had been assigned more duties and responsibilities at the schools, but only 4 of 26 interns were being allowed to participate in any campus-based decision-making processes that could have an impact on school improvements. The study found the role of the mentor principal to be the most important factor in determining the satisfaction and success of the interns in the program. The embedded internship proved to be a disadvantage for the interns and principals, as the majority reported not having enough time to spend on administrative activities. Interns reported growth in personal and professional maturity and gained knowledge about the world of educational leadership. All 26 interns expressed the desire to become administrators in Dallas Public Schools upon completion of the program. Further research should include comparison studies between graduates of restructured programs and graduates of traditional programs to determine if there is a difference in school improvements and student achievement based upon the nature of the training of the school leader.

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