The Management of Mentoring Policy Issues [Paperback]

As initial teacher education moves increasingly to the school, mentoring is becoming an ever more crucial part of the training process. This book examines the policy issues surrounding mentoring, at both the national and school levels, drawing on research and case studies.Mentoring in its setting; the research context; the organizational framework; the mentor; the professional tutor; the partnership; the impact on subject development; the consequences.