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Mentoring for Learning

Climbing the Mountain

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Editors:
  1. Harm Tillema

    1. Leiden University, The Netherlands

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  2. Gert J. van der Westhuizen

    1. University of Johannesburg, South Africa

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  3. Kari Smith

    1. University of Bergen, Norway

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  • Mentoring often stays within the comfort zone but do we actually learn from it?

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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    1. Knowledge Building through Conversation

      • Harm Tillema, Gert J. Van Der Westhuizen, Martijn P. Van Der Merwe
      Pages 1-19

  3. Learning from Mentoring Conversations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-22
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    2. Mentoring Conversations and Student Teacher Learning

      • Harm Tillema, Gert J. Van Der Westhuizen
      Pages 23-45

    3. Eliciting Teachers’ Practical Knowledge through Mentoring Conversations in Practicum Settings

      • Juanjo Mena, Anthony Clarke
      Pages 47-78

    4. Feedback in the Mentoring of Teacher Learning

      • Siv M. Gamlem
      Pages 79-97

    5. Feedback Provision in Mentoring Conversations

      • Bettina Korver, Harm Tillema
      Pages 99-115

  4. Mentoring Conversation; A Two Hearted Affair

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-118
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    2. The Role of Knowledge in Mentoring Conversations

      • Gert J. Van Der Westhuizen
      Pages 119-138

    3. Structural Dimensions of Mentoring Conversations

      • Annatjie J. M. Pretorius
      Pages 139-154

    4. The Learning Potential of Mentoring Conversations

      • Guido Van Esch, Harm Tillema
      Pages 155-179

    5. Space Making in Mentoring Conversations

      • Annatjie J. M. Pretorius, Gert J. Van Der Westhuizen
      Pages 181-198

    6. Invitational Conversations in Mentoring

      • Martijn P. Van Der Merwe, Gert J. Van Der Westhuizen
      Pages 199-223

  5. Mentor Professional Development – Learning to Become a Good Mentor

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-226
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    2. Understanding Teachers as Learners in Reading Comprehension Mentoring

      • Emilio Sánchez, J. Ricardo García
      Pages 227-255

    3. Self-Regulated Learning and Professional Development

      • Elena Ciga, Emma García, Mercedes I. Rueda, Harm Tillema, Emilio Sánchez
      Pages 257-282

    4. Mentoring

      • Kari Smith
      Pages 283-298

    5. An Emerging Understanding of Mentors’ Knowledge Base

      • Kari Smith, Marit Ulvik
      Pages 299-312

    6. Does Mentor-Education make a Difference?

      • Ingrid Helleve, A. G. Danielsen, Kari Smith
      Pages 313-332

    7. So How High has the Mountain been Climbed?

      • Maureen Robinson
      Pages 333-341
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About this book

No doubt, students appreciate the talks they have with their mentors but do they learn from it as well? Conversations can be comforting or confronting, but

Editors and Affiliations

  • Leiden University, The Netherlands

    Harm Tillema

  • University of Johannesburg, South Africa

    Gert J. van der Westhuizen

  • University of Bergen, Norway

    Kari Smith

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mentoring for Learning

  • Book Subtitle: Climbing the Mountain

  • Editors: Harm Tillema, Gert J. van der Westhuizen, Kari Smith

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-058-1

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-058-1Published: 27 April 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 346

  • Topics: Education, general

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