Abstract:
The main objective of this review article is to explore the concept of teacher mentoring with its purposes, qualities of a mentor and advantages of mentoring process. The paper is divided into four parts: firstly, it presents a discussion about mentoring process; secondly, the definition and characteristics of mentors: next, a list of benefits of mentoring and finally difficulties and implications of mentoring have been presented. Today in a world of education, mentoring has emerged to enhance professional learning and skills. Despite some complexities, mentoring is always an effective approach for the professional development of teachers, especially for the novice ones to inspire them to cope with the challenging teaching situations. So, this theoretical paper intends to show the importance of mentoring for a teacher's professional career which, in turn, becomes a strong means of sustainable development in pedagogical areas. It also serves the purpose of persuading the concerned authority to organize and implement effective mentoring programs for academic betterment of a country.
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