Coaching and Mentoring: Developing Teachers and Leaders

Forde, C. and O'Brien, J. (Eds.) (2011) Coaching and Mentoring: Developing Teachers and Leaders. Series: Policy and Practice. Dunedin Academic Press: Edinburgh, UK. ISBN 9781906716295

Abstract

As part of the continued drive for improvement in learning and achievement in schools, the development of teachers and of school leaders remains a major focus of policy. As part of this project, alternative approaches to professional development have been introduced to Scottish education including coaching and mentoring and more recently learning communities. The use of mentoring and coaching is evident at every level of teacher development from student teacher to expert teacher and from early leadership development to the sustaining of long serving headteachers. The idea of learning communities where teachers work together has been a recent addition to continuing teacher development There are a range of texts which provide guidance in how to coach or mentor and extol the virtues of these process. However there are few publications that examine the use of strategies such coaching, mentoring and learning communities in Scotland and less than take a critical stance in relation to policy and practice. Accordingly this critical appraisal of policy and practice in relation to continuing teacher development will be the focus of this proposed book. The book will be an edited collection of six chapters which will cover policy, conceptual analysis and case studies. This edited collection draws together of a number of research projects undertaken recently examining various initiatives on coaching, mentoring and learning communities in Scotland.

• Item Type: Edited Books
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: O'Brien, Professor James Paul and Forde, Prof Christine
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Professional Learning and Leadership
• Publisher: Dunedin Academic Press
• ISBN: 9781906716295

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