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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2011.31.1.001

Research on the Effectiveness of the Mentoring System to Support Beginning Science Teachers  

Kwak, Young-Sun (Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.31, no.1, 2011 , pp. 1-13 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate ways to introduce mentoring system to support beginning and experienced teachers for their professional development. As an alternative to existing teacher training programs, we planned and implemented a mentoring system to examine its effects in developing professionalism among teachers-in-need, and those who have not met the teacher's evaluation standards. Mentoring is defined as being concerned with promoting the 'development of an individual to his/her full potential,' both professionally and personally. It is linked with professional and career development, and is somewhat characterized by an 'expert-novice' relationship. The mentoring system in science features group mentoring, where 3 prot$\g$\-mentor teams gathered together for instructional consulting using their videotaped classroom teaching. Through video-based discussions, teachers could share reflective experiences through collaborative investigations based on evidences revealed in classroom teaching videos. Using open-ended interviews with the teachers and video-based discussions, we extracted needs and goals of mentoring, the need of mentoring system to support beginning teachers, and the requirement of mentor quality in light of mentor's expected roles. Conclusions and recommendations related to teachers' mentoring and for the government's development of mentoring system are discussed.
Keywords
mentoring; teaching professionalism; reflective practices; mentor; professional development;
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