1st Edition
Mentoring Teachers in Scotland A Practical Guide
Author Biographies
An Introduction to the Series
Section 1. The place of mentoring in Scottish education
1. What do we mean by mentoring? The context for mentoring in Scotland
Kay Livingston
2. The Scottish approach to mentoring in early phase teacher education: an overview and critique
Aileen Kennedy
3. From student to employed teacher
Jacqueline Morley, Elaine Napier, Charlaine Simpson and Pauline Stephen
Section 2. Mentoring at each stage of a teacher’s career
4. ‘Meet my mentor’ – the student teacher’s view
Jennifer Farrar and Maggie McColl
5. Mentoring new teachers in Scotland
Margery McMahon
6. Mentoring in the career-long professional learning phase of teacher education
Kay Livingston, Lynne Shiach, Fiona Allen and Niccy Smith
7. Mentoring for leadership
Morag Redford, and Sandra Clarke
Section 3. Different facets of impactful mentoring
8. Supporting sustained teacher development through reflection
Willie McGuire and Jane Essex
9. Mentoring through dialogue
Lorele Mackie
10. Collaborative professional learning through observing practice
Andrea McIllhatton Cardow
11. Giving feedback that feeds forward
Sandra Eady
12. Much more than results: towards a fluidity of practice
Jane Essex
13. Digital and remote models of mentoring
Geetha Marcus
Biography
Sandra Eady is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Psychology, Sociology and Education at Queen Margaret University, Scotland.
Jane Essex is a Senior Lecturer in Chemistry Education at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland.
Kay Livingston is a Professor of Educational Research Policy and Practice in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
Margaret McColl is a Senior Lecturer in Museum and Art Education in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
