Constructing Student-Teacher Identities via a Mentorship Programme Initiative: A Case for School-Based Learning

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  • Gregory Alexander
  • Micheal M van Wyk
  • Boitumelo B Moreeng

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The aim of this paper is to explore how student-teachers narratively constructed their identities through a mentorship school-based approach. These prospective teachers used typologies of their identities as a base of support for their becoming teacher professionals. This study employed a qualitative research method via semi-structured interviews and explored student-teachers? learning experiences during the school-based learning project. From these interviews, which are inductive in nature, we first sought out recurring themes in student-teachers? ways of speaking about their mentors and their experiences of the school-based learning project. The findings revealed that PGCE student-teachers? exposure to a structured mentorship programme provides more than adequate opportunities for the enhancement of personal growth and professional development; thus reinforcing the construction of multiple teacher identities.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n9p405

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2014-05-01

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Alexander, G., van Wyk, M. M., & Moreeng, B. B. (2014). Constructing Student-Teacher Identities via a Mentorship Programme Initiative: A Case for School-Based Learning. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(9), 405. Retrieved from https://www.richtmann.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/2652

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