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The role of mentoring in the professional development of educators at secondary schools
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/52972 The role of mentoring in the professional development of educators at secondary schools Eberlein, Eric cheryls@mgi.ac.za Beckmann, Johan L. Smith, Cheryl Yvette Isabel UCTD Mentoring Professional Development Teacher Education Teacher Mentorship Teacher Support Programs Educational Leadership Education theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Education theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2015. The study reports on an investigation into the role of mentoring in professional development and to understand how educators at secondary schools in Gauteng perceive and experience mentoring as part of their professional development. The primary research question that guided this study was to determine the role that mentoring plays in the professional development of educators. I used three sub-questions that focussed on educators perceptions and experiences of mentoring, the aspects of mentoring that contributed mostly to their professional development and the professional practice within the education sector in general. This qualitative study used a case study approach to gather the data and was embedded in an instructional leadership theory. Interviews as well as my notes were employed as data collection methods and a thorough literature study was done. Participants consisted of principals, Heads of Departments (HoDs) and educators at two secondary schools in the Gauteng Province. The focus of the study was the role of mentoring in professional development and the he study found that there was no clear link between professional development and mentoring at the schools. The purposively-sampled participants indicated their need for mentoring in relation to professional development. The study found a lack of a formal professional development and mentoring programme in two secondary schools in the Gauteng province, and that mentoring was not part of the professional development strategy at the schools. The absence of a formal professional development and a formal mentoring programme included the aspects of planning, time management and budgeting for the mentioned formal programmes. The literature highlights the lack of mentoring, as part of schools professional development strategies and practices. This may be the reason for the decrease in educator retention, learner achievement and effective teaching and learning. dzm2025 Education Management and Policy Studies MEd SDG-04: Quality education SDG-05: Gender equality SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth 2016-06-09T12:55:27Z 2016-06-09T12:55:27Z 2016-04-22 2015 Dissertation Smith, CYI 2015, The role of mentoring in the professional development of educators at secondary schools, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52972> A2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52972 en application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Mentoring Professional Development Teacher Education Teacher Mentorship Teacher Support Programs Educational Leadership Education theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Education theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth The role of mentoring in the professional development of educators at secondary schools |
| title | The role of mentoring in the professional development of educators at secondary schools |
| title_full | The role of mentoring in the professional development of educators at secondary schools |
| title_fullStr | The role of mentoring in the professional development of educators at secondary schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of mentoring in the professional development of educators at secondary schools |
| title_short | The role of mentoring in the professional development of educators at secondary schools |
| title_sort | role of mentoring in the professional development of educators at secondary schools |
| topic | UCTD Mentoring Professional Development Teacher Education Teacher Mentorship Teacher Support Programs Educational Leadership Education theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Education theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth |
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