Benchmarking Mentoring
Practices: A Case Study in Turkey

Peter Hudson; Muhammet Uşak; Ayşe Savran-Gencer

doi:10.12973/ejmste/75245

Benchmarking Mentoring Practices: A Case Study in Turkey

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Peter Hudson ¹, Muhammet Uşak ² ^* , Ayşe Savran-Gencer ³

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¹ Queensland University of Technology, Quesland, AUSTRALIA² Zirve University, Gaziantep, TURKEY³ Pamukkale University, Denizli, TURKEY^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Throughout the world standards have been developed for teaching in particular key learning areas. These standards also present benchmarks that can assist to measure and compare results from one year to the next. There appears to be no benchmarks for mentoring. An instrument devised to measure mentees’ perceptions of their mentoring in primary science was administered to 304 preservice teachers in Turkey. Results indicated that the majority of mentees perceived they received mentoring practices, however, 20% or more claimed they had not received 24 of the 34 practices outlined on the researchbased survey. Establishing benchmarks for mentoring practices may assist educators to identify needs and developing programs that address these needs. This survey instrument can aid the identification of mentoring practices through the recipient’s perspective for advancing mentoring, which may ultimately have an effect on improving teaching practices.

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mentoring
benchmarking
preservice teachers
science education
mentors

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2010, Volume 6, Issue 4, 245-252

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Hudson, P., Uşak, M., & Savran-Gencer, A. (2010). Benchmarking Mentoring Practices: A Case Study in Turkey. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 6(4), 245-252. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75245

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Hudson P, Uşak M, Savran-Gencer A. Benchmarking Mentoring Practices: A Case Study in Turkey. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2010;6(4):245-52. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75245

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Hudson P, Uşak M, Savran-Gencer A. Benchmarking Mentoring Practices: A Case Study in Turkey. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2010;6(4), 245-252. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75245

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Hudson, Peter, Muhammet Uşak, and Ayşe Savran-Gencer. "Benchmarking Mentoring Practices: A Case Study in Turkey". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2010 6 no. 4 (2010): 245-252. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75245

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Hudson, P., Uşak, M., and Savran-Gencer, A. (2010). Benchmarking Mentoring Practices: A Case Study in Turkey. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 6(4), pp. 245-252. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75245

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Hudson, Peter et al. "Benchmarking Mentoring Practices: A Case Study in Turkey". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 6, no. 4, 2010, pp. 245-252. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75245