..., successfully secured an assistant principal position, and grew into a campus principal or district leader. Design/methodology/approach The authors use an exploratory narrative qualitative design to investigate the impact of principal mentoring from a leadership exchange lens years after program completion...

...Seijoon Park; Soobin Choi Purpose This study aims to provide international evidence on the effectiveness of mentoring programs in increasing new teachers’ expected career length, focusing on the mediating roles of job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Design/methodology/approach...

...Heather E. Price and Nienke M. Moolenaar; Ben Pogodzinski Purpose – Mentoring can improve novice teacher effectiveness and reduce teacher attrition, yet the depth and breadth of mentoring can vary greatly within and between schools. The purpose of this paper is to identify the extent to which...

...Orly Shapira‐Lishchinsky Purpose This study attempts to describe mentors' perceptions of their ethical dilemmas, the derived mentor roles, and the ethical guidelines suggested by mentors, with reference to previous studies exploring the mentors' multifaceted roles. Design/methodology/approach...

... the organizational culture, personal and familial sacrifice, struggles with identity, questioning self, and experiences with mentoring. Practical implications The findings have important implications for the roles university leadership preparation program structures might play in supporting female graduate...

...Brian Hansford; Lisa C. Ehrich Purpose To draw on a structured review of the literature on formalised mentoring programs for principals with the purpose of exploring their nature and the positive and negative outcomes for the parties involved. Design/methodology/approach The methodological...

.... Practical research questions were developed from an analysis of the policy context and programme contracts. The international research literature on mentoring and effective support programmes was then examined. Data were collected using four methods: documentary analysis; case studies of eight selected...

...Eugenie Samier This paper explores the value of informal and formal mentoring for the preparation of senior administrative ranks in the public sector. Through the construction of a conceptual framework identifying essential features of mentoring roles, qualifying characteristics, relationships...

...Suan Loy Zoe Boon Mentoring programmes for school administrators aim to facilitate learning by mentor‐protégé pairing. Selected vice‐principals are paired with experienced principals in protégé‐mentor pairs, for eight weeks of intensive mentoring in Singapore. Research suggests that mentoring...

...Ray Bolam; Agnes McMahon; Keith Pocklington; Dick Weindling Reports selected findings from a national evaluation of a British pilot scheme for mentoring new primary and secondary headteachers. Information was collected by questionnaire from 238 new headteachers,from 303 experienced headteachers who...

...John C. Daresh Presents an integrative literature review in which the subject of the review was recent research on mentoring as part of the professional development of educational leaders. It was discovered that research foci and methodologies are limited. Suggestions are provided...

...Glynn Kirkham Explores the principles of mentoring in schools with reference to the Headteachers Leadership and Management Programme (Headlamp), a new UK national scheme which seeks to improve the quality of school management. Discusses issues such as entitlement, expectations of others...

...Geoff Southworth Critically reviews mentoring for new headteachers in England. First provides a background to the English scheme which shows that mentoring was introduced as a way of supporting new school leaders, then focuses on the concept of mentoring. Sets out the main characteristics...

...Bruce G. Barnett An important function of mentoring is to assist protégés in becoming autonomous professionals who reflect and solve problems as experts. The emerging literature on information processing, reflective practice, and expertise indicates: experts solve problems differently than novices...

...Marsha A. Playko Reflects on the practice of mentoring from a practitioner′s perspective. Explores the strengths of mentoring programmes and notes these far outweigh some of the limitations which might exist. Draws attention to some important issues such as planning, training, and appropriate...

...Tony Bush; Marianne Coleman Mentoring is an important mode of professional development in many countries. It involves an experienced colleague supporting the development of a new principal. Reports the findings of one aspect of a major national research project on mentoring and teacher education...

... to a mentor, an older and more experienced career professional who is able to use his or her influence and power in assisting a young and up‐and‐coming protégé, has been closely associated with career advancement. Because women experience difficulties in securing traditional mentoring relationships...

...Allan D. Walker; Chong Keng Choy; Low Guat Tin Presents some observations from both mentors and protégés who have been involved in a formal mentoring programme at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. Data showed that the mentor/protégé relationship is best initiated in an informal...