Teachers Mentoring Teachers

`Teachers Mentoring Teachers is timely practical and engaging - a welcome addition to the literature on retaining and providing meaningful professional development for teachers'' - Sandra R Hurley Associate Dean Program Director Literacy Education University of Texas El PasoTeachers Mentoring Teachers is a guide for mentors protgs and schools. John C Daresh presents the role of a mentor not just as a SAGE guiding a novice but as a responsive equal willing to listen and learn. He maintains this tone throughout the book creating a foundation for reflection and critical analysis of the effectiveness of mentors and mentoring programmes. Chapters provide readers with an overview of the issues surrounding mentoring programmes discussing various programmes their benefits and their drawbacks. The book explores some of the major issues with planning implementing and evaluating mentoring programmes and offers practical advice for professional development.