Subject mentors’ capabilities when mentoring pre-service teachers during teaching practice

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dc.contributor.authorMkhasibe, Rachel Gugu
dc.contributor.authorOlaniran, Sunday Olawale
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dc.date.accessioned2026-01-23T09:52:45Z
dc.date.available2026-01-23T09:52:45Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentNameEducational Foundations
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the capabilities of subject mentors in mentoring pre-service teachers during teaching practice. Teaching practice is recognised globally as a formidable experiential journey which every intending teacher must undergo before being recognised and certified as a professional teacher. While there is a broad consensus on the importance of teaching practice in the training of new teachers, the studies that investigated the capabilities of subject mentors in providing adequate guidance to pre-service teachers are few. This study employed qualitative research design. Sixteen Subject Mentors were purposively selected for observations and interviews from eight secondary schools located in Ubombo District of KwaZulu Natal. The researchers observed pre-service teachers teaching in the presence of their subject mentors. The subject mentors were later interviewed to get their views on the performance of pre-service teachers. The study found information supplied by subject mentors not in conformity with the researchers’ observation. The study, therefore, recommends, among others, that universities offering teacher training programmes are to involve the schools when designing contents for teaching practice modules.
dc.facultyFaculty of Education
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dc.identifier.citationOlaniran, S.O. and Gugu, M.R., 2019. Subject mentors’ capabilities when mentoring pre-service teachers during teaching practice. Gender and Behaviour, 17(4), pp.14180-14187.
dc.identifier.issn1596-9231
dc.identifier.otherhttps://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-1b2496982d
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10530/58567
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dc.issuenumber17 / 4
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dc.language.isoen
dc.pages14180 - 14187
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherIFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS)
dc.subjectStudent teachers
dc.subjectTeaching practice
dc.subjectObservation
dc.subjectProfessionalism
dc.titleSubject mentors’ capabilities when mentoring pre-service teachers during teaching practice
dc.title.journalGender and Behaviour
dc.typeJournal Article
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