International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education: Volume 13 Issue 2

Physical education mentors in initial teacher training: who cares?

Luke Jones, Steven Tones, Gethin Foulkes, Andrew Newland

The broad aim of this paper is to use Noddings' theory of ethical care to analyse mentors' caring experiences. More specifically, it aims to analyse how physical education (PE…

Navigating the landscape of academic coaching: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis

Somayeh Mahdi, Hassanreza Zeinabadi, Hamidreza Arasteh, Hossein Abbasian

Academic coaching (AC) has gained a significant attention to support student success and achievement in higher education, management and psychology. This study aimed to conduct a…

Learning to expand our communities to support coaching for equity: a collaboration of seven university-based teacher preparation programs

Elizabeth Ries, Erica Steinitz Holyoke, Heather Dunham, Murphy K. Young, Melissa Mosley Wetzel, Criselda Garcia, Katherina Payne, Annie Garrison Wilhelm, Veronica L. Estrada, Alycia Maurer, Katie Trautman

There is an urgent need for teacher preparation programs to equip teachers to teach in innovative and transformative ways, meeting the needs of diverse learners. Coaching is an…

Vocational education and training in South Africa: leaders' perceptions of a mentoring framework in a professional development programme

Katharina Prummer, Salomé Human-Vogel, Daniel Pittich

The South African vocational education and training (VET) sector is required by legislation to redefine postsecondary education, advance industrialisation and expand the job…

The benefits of being a mentor teacher in a teacher residency program

Ji Hyun Oh, Jennifer A. Tygret, Sylvia L. Mendez

This instrumental case study (Stake, 1995) explores the benefits experienced by mentor teachers who mentored resident teachers in a year-long residency program.

Advancing scholarly excellence at midcareer: the influence of exceptional others on faculty professional growth

Meghan J. Pifer, M. Cynthia Logsdon, Maria Ibarra, Kevin Gardner

There is a need to support midcareer faculty who have demonstrated scholarly success but require additional development. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of an…

Black students’ experiences of coaching and mentoring in higher education: a case study

Jennifer Hillman, Dave Lochtie, Olivia Purcell

In this case study, we offer an analysis of feedback from a student experience survey completed by Black undergraduate students who received proactive, targeted coaching and…