This chapter considers teacher mentoring in light of related extant research and the dictates of standards-based teaching reform. A brief review of the state of our knowledge about teacher mentoring, various perspectives on teacher mentoring, and role expectations is followed by a description of promising teacher mentoring practices, a new approach to the preparation of teacher mentors, and suggestions for further research.
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Blase, J. (2009). The Role of Mentors of Preservice and Inservice Teachers. In: Saha, L.J., Dworkin, A.G. (eds) International Handbook of Research on Teachers and Teaching. Springer International Handbooks of Education, vol 21. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73317-3_11
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