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ISA, Identity Development and Mentorship for Teacher Stress

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The aims of this chapter are to consider the time 2 ISA data and the associated mentorship session with a focus on the professional identity development of student teachers. Leading from the previous chapter this chapter will consider the importance of professional identity development for student teachers and how mentoring, guided through an ISA approach or, indeed supported through an ISA process, can support this. The chapter will also consider how the mentoring relationship can be important for student teachers, how it can help reduce stress and increase retention.

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    Graham Passmore

  2. Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Bolton, Bolton, UK

    Amanda Turner & Julie Prescott

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Passmore, G., Turner, A., Prescott, J. (2019). ISA, Identity Development and Mentorship for Teacher Stress. In: Identity Structure Analysis and Teacher Mentorship. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32082-9_4

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