Notes for further reading

Overview

There is a wide literature in mentoring and ITT and this is effectively part of the literature concerned with partnership between schools and Higher Education Institutions in initial teacher training. Some key texts which track the development of ITT partnership include:

Campbell, A. and Kane, I. (1998) School-based Teacher Education, London: David Fulton.

Hudson, A. and Lambert, D. (Eds) (1996) Exploring Futures in Teacher Education, London: Institute of Education.

McCullock, M. and Fidler, B. (1994) Improving Initial Teacher Training?, London: Longman.

Reid, I., Constable, H. and Griffiths, C. (1994) Teacher Education Reform, London: Paul Chapman Publishing.

Wilkin, M. (1996) Initial Teacher Training, London: Falmer.

Furlong, J., Barton, L., Miles, S., Whiting, C., Whitty, G. (2000) Teacher Education in Transition, Buckingham: Open University Press.

Griffiths, V. and Owen, P. (1995) Schools in Partnership, London: Paul Chapman Publishing.

Section 1: Learning through mentoring

Mentoring has become the cornerstone of initial teacher training, particularly school-based elements over the last ten years or so. There are a number of texts which consider the place of mentoring and, in addition to the ones listed below, you may also like to look at notes for further reading for Chapter 16 which consider mentoring and newly qualified teachers.

Wilkin, M. (1992) Mentoring in Schools, London: Kogan Page.

Stephens, P. (1996) Essential Mentoring Skills, Cheltenham: Stanley Thornes.

Fish, D. (1995) Quality Mentoring for Student Teachers, London: David Fulton.

Maynard, T. (Ed), (1997), An Introduction to Primary Mentoring, London, Cassell.

Field, B. and Field, T. (Eds) (1994) Teachers as Mentors: A Practical Guide, London: Falmer.

McIntyre, D., Hagger, H. and Wilkin, M. (Eds) (1993) Mentoring Perspectives on School-Based Teacher Education, London: Kogan Page.

Yeomans, R. and Sampson, T. (Eds), (1994) Mentorship in the Primary School, London: Falmer Press.

Smith, P. and West-Burnham, J. (Eds) (1993) Mentoring in the Effective School, London: Longman.

Furlong, J. and Maynard, T. (1995) Mentoring Student Teachers: The Growth of Professional Knowledge, London: Routledge.

Tomlinson, P. (1995) Understanding Mentoring: Reflective Strategies for School-based Teacher Preparation, Buckingham: Open University Press.

In addition to texts relating to mentoring in induction and ITT, there are a range of texts which consider mentoring in other professional contexts, such as Performance Management.

Dean, J. (2002) Implementing Performance Management, London: Routledge Falmer.

Section 2: Professional development together

Some writings affirm that learning to teach is centred on a stage model:

Kagan, D. (1992) Professional Growth Amongst Preservice and Beginning Teachers, Review of Educational Research, 62, 2, pp129-169.

Furlong, J. and Maynard, T. (1995) Mentoring Student Teachers, London: Routledge.

Others see some difficulties within the idea of a stage model of professional development.

Calderhead, J. (1993) The Contribution of Research on Teachers’ Thinking to the Professional Development of Teachers, in C. Day, J. Calderhead and P. Denicolo, Research on Teacher Thinking: Understanding Professional Development, London: Falmer.

Calderhead, J. and Robson, M. (1991) Images of Teaching: Student Teachers’ Early Conceptions of Classroom Practice in Teaching and Teacher Education, 7, 1, pp1-8.

Calderhead, J. and Shorrock, S. B. (1997) Understanding Teacher Education, London: Falmer.

Whilst a number of books in the last section focus on mentoring as interaction, two further texts can be cited.

McIntyre, D., Hagger, H. and Bun, K. (1994) The Management of Student Teachers’ Learning, London: Kogan Page.

Edwards, A. and Collison, T. (1996) Mentoring and Developing Practice in Primary Schools, Buckingham Open University Press. (Reading 2.2)

In addition ...

Two books which provide a wide context for the concepts of mentoring are detailed below. Whilst Rowland does not specifically address mentoring issues, his book offers a fascinating perspective on an open approach to tutoring which has application to the mentoring process.

Rowland, S. (1993) The Enquiring Tutor, London: Falmer.

Loughran, J. and Russell, T. (1997) Teaching about Teaching, London: Falmer.