EJ533098 PS525782
Title: Mentoring for Early Childhood Teachers and Providers: Building Upon and Extending Tradition.
Author(s): Whitebook, Marcy; Bellm, Dan
Source: Young Children, v52 n1 p59-64 Nov 1996
Publication Date: 1996
ISSN: 0044-0728
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR1997
Discusses mentoring as a professional development strategy to meet the needs of experienced and novice practitioners. Defines mentoring and differentiates it from supervision. Discusses the following aspects of early childhood mentoring programs: (1) goals and assumptions; (2) design and structure, including mentor qualifications and training; (3) compensation, including funding; (4) theoretical underpinnings; (5) demonstrated effectiveness; and (6) future directions. (KDFB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers; Compensation (Remuneration); Early Childhood Education; Financial Support; *Mentors; Preschool Education; €} Professional Development; *Program Design; *Program Development; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Reflective Teaching; Staff €} Development; Teacher Collaboration; Teacher Improvement; Teachers; Theories
Identifiers: *Program Characteristics
