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Rowman & Littlefield Mentoring for School Quality How Educators Can Be More Professional and Effective 2015 Edition by Bruce S. Cooper, Carlos R. McCray
Making Mentoring Work should help educators to mentor or to be mentored effectively in our schools. We all have had mentors, those key adults from family, work, or schools who have assisted us in learning and becoming good adults, skilled and able professionals, and contributing member of community and society. Although it's not easy, it does occur, is doable, and this book seeks to help everyone - educators, in particular -- both to be mentored and to be a mentor. In fact, the authors believe and show that everyone needs mentoring and many have the capacity, knowledge, and savvy to be a helpful mentor to others in their field, school, and world. Table of contents : - Chapter 1: Building Professional Relationships by Mentoring, Bruce S. CooperChapter 2: Mentoring for School Improvement, Laverne NimmonsChapter 3: Existential Leadership and Mentoring by Principals, Robert RiccuitiChapter 4: Climate Controller: Principals Creating Optimal Environment for Teacher Development, Dagoberto Artiles Chapter 5: The Key Components of Mentoring in School Leadership: Preparation Programs and Leadership Assignments, Tyrone BynoeChapter 6: A Cultural Approach to Mentoring New Teachers, Donna Redman, Sharon Conley,& Terry DealChapter 7: Teacher Mentoring Practices and Models: What Can We Learn from Research and Effective Practices? Chun ZhangChapter 8: Mentoring College Students with Disabilities: Processes and Program, Carol & Marshall StraxChapter 9: The Future of Mentoring: Strengthening Sustainability through a Humanistic Approach, Samuel Thomas Martin, Phyllis F. Reggio, & Carlos R. McCrayIndex