Finding One′s Way: How Mentoring Can Lead to Dynamic Leadership - Hardcover

Crow, Gary M.; Matthews, L . Joseph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803965451 ISBN 13: 9780803965454

Publisher: Corwin, 1997

Synopsis

Learn how to set up a mentoring program for your district or school that can help administrators be more effective at each stage of their careers. Crow and Matthews identify the functions, content, and meaning of mentoring in education and introduce the concept of mentoring as a career-long learning tool for educational administrators. They describe the different participants as proteges, who want or need assistance, and mentors, who lead and teach.

The authors show you how to create a well-planned, supported, and evaluated mentoring program for your school or district. Help administrators develop and maintain the skills, knowledge, and behaviors to excel in their careers. Your effective mentoring program can offer both proteges and mentors:

• New ideas for encouraging creativity
• Increased enthusiasm for the learning and teaching process
• Improved confidence and competence
• More effective use of reflective practices
• Long-lasting, meaningful friendships

The rewards of mentoring spread to include people on the periphery as well. Administrators in districts with mentoring programs find a higher caliber of recruit. School leaders become more involved in the community of learning. An attitude of lifelong learning begins to permeate the school or district culture.

This book covers the major issues of planning, mentor selection, training, evaluation - all those "unique ingredients" necessary at all stages of the administrative journey. For anyone who is involved in developing a mentoring program, who already is a mentor, or who wants to be or have a mentor. Crow and Matthews give you the ideas and tools you need to set up and maintain an effective mentoring program in your school or district.

About this title

Synopsis

New role changes resulting from school reform agandas such as site based managment, school choice and collaboration present an urgent need for school administrators to develop strategies to help them 'find their way'. The authors offer mentoring. Their approach is based on understanding the socialization and mentoring literature and their belief that socialization, and therefore mentoring, should be a career-long experience.

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803965451
• ISBN 13: 9780803965454
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200