Overview

Supporting new teachers is a common challenge globally and the European Commission has recently emphasised the need to promote a lifelong continuum of teachers’ professional development by building bridges between pre-service and in-service teacher education. Peer-Group Mentoring for Teacher Development introduces and contextualises for an international audience, a new model for teachers’ professional development; Peer Group Mentoring, (PGM). It is based on the constructivist view of learning, the idea of shared expertise, and the ‘Model of Integrative Pedagogy’ which emphasises the integration of different forms of expert knowledge in professional development. This book explores the theoretical and practical background for developing the peer-group mentoring model, and provides important contextual information about the Finnish school system in which it was conceptualised, and also about teacher education. It presents several empirical studies on applying the PGM model with primary and secondary school teachers in different school contexts, and outlines future challenges; examining peer-group mentoring in the framework of wider practice architectures of teacher education. The book is an indispensable reference tool for educationalists and education researchers interested in collaborative and dialogic learning, teacher professional development and school administration.

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Author:   Hannu L. T. Heikkinen ,  Hannu Jokinen ,  Päivi Tynjälä
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.317kg
ISBN:  

9780415529372

ISBN 10:   0415529379
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   23 April 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Teacher Education and Development as Lifelong and Lifewide Learning; 2. Peer-Group Mentoring and the Culture of Teacher Education in Finland; 3. The First Years as a Teacher; 4. Mentoring as Sustainable School Development; 5. Individual and Social Meanings of Mentoring; 6. Diverse Landscapes of Mentoring; 7. Peer-group Mentoring in the Context of Transforming Local Administration; 8. Multiprofessional Mentoring Groups in Vocational School; 9. Experiences of PGM in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Groups; 10. Diversity of Mentoring; 11. Group as a Context for Peer-Group Mentoring; 12. Keys to Success; 13. Lessons Learnt from Peer-Group Mentoring Experiments; 14. Future Perspectives: Peer-Group Mentoring and International Practices of Teacher Development

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Hannu L. T. Heikkinen is a Senior Researcher at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Tampere, Finland, and at Charles Sturt University, Australia. Hannu Jokinen is a researcher at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Päivi Tynjälä is Professor in research on teaching and learning in higher education, at the Finnish Institute of the University of Jyväskylä, , Finland.

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