Mentoring Research Paper

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Mentoring If popular and professional research is valid, then mentoring would be the cure for many ills regarding personal development, professional development, and career advancement. In context, everyone needs a mentor, beginning teachers, disadvantaged youth, student teachers, prospective administrators, etc. Almost every supportive relationship is some form of mentoring (Mertz, 2004). Within the most often cited popular definitions are those that focus on the career advancement or professional growth of a protégée by someone in higher authority within the professional realm (Mertz, 2004). Mentoring has been an ongoing discussion within the educational field for many years. In this day of accountability, when everyone is searching for a way to increase test scores and so much responsibility is placed on the administrators of the school, mentoring may be the crucial component missing to help new leaders (Maggart & James, 1999). Mentoring can be a rich and continuing part of a principal’s …show more content…

Malone also pointed out that these mentoring relationships helped the principals throughout their careers. In these relationships, the mentor “leads instead of manages, empowers instead of controls, and is reflective and critical” while affording the new principal the opportunity to learn how to lead. Mentoring relationships may also aid new principals in establishing a network of peers and experienced professionals who can provide support and guidance (Curry, 2009). Historically, principals are confronted with a “sink or swim” mindset as they try to manage the practical, political, and financial challenges of the various states and districts (Mitgang,

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