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What is ‘good’ mentoring? Understanding mentoring practices of teacher induction through case studies of Finland and Australia
Matti PennanenLaurette BristolHannu L. T. HeikkinenJane Wilkinsonsubject
Cultural Studiesnew teachersmentoringEducationTeacher inductionInterpersonal relationship0504 sociologymentorointiPedagogyComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONCross-culturalta516Sociologyteacher inductionPractice theoryComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION05 social sciences050401 social sciences methods050301 educationopettajatSocial practiceFocus groupComputingMilieux_GENERALpractice theorysocial practiceFaculty development0503 educationdescription
Mentoring is a practice widely utilised to support new teachers. However, in locally formed systems, the practice of mentoring is conditioned by traditions and arrangements specific to the site. To understand ‘good’ mentoring, these local arrangements cannot be ignored. In this article, the theory of practice architectures is employed to make explicit the prefiguring arrangements of mentoring practices in Finland and NSW Australia. The findings suggest that mentoring practices are shaped by their ontological specificity and this makes reproducing mentoring practices in different sites problematic. Explicating the prefiguring architectures of practices is critical to understanding the contested nature of mentoring. peerReviewed
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-11 | Pedagogy, Culture & Society |