Mentoring in Physical Education: Issues and Insights.

Overview & Synopsis

These chapters describe partnerships and mentoring programs in the United Kingdom for initial teacher education. Part 1: The Context contains two chapters: "Partnerships in School-Based Training: The Implications for Physical Education" (Patricia Shenton and Elizabeth Murdoch); and "What Is Mentoring?" (Michael Taylor and Joan Stephenson). Part 2: An insight into the Trainee's Perspective contains five chapters: "Changes in Physical Education Students' Anxieties and Concerns on School Experience: A Longitudinal Study" (Susan Capel); "Trainees' Concerns, Experiences and Needs: Implications for Mentoring in Physical Education" (Colin Hardy); "An Account of Laura's First Term on a School-Based PGCE Course" (Emma Tait); "Learning To Teach Physical Education in the Primary School" (Mick Mawer); and "Trainees' Views of Mentoring in Physical Education" (Chai Kim Yau). Part 3: Issues Concerning the Role of the Mentor contains four chapters: "Physical Education Mentors' Needs" (Ros Phillips, Ann-Marie Latham, and Joanne Hudson); "Supporting the New Generalist Teacher in the Teaching of Physical Education in the Primary School" (Mick Mawer); "Working Together: Roles and Relationships in the Mentoring Process" (Joanne Hudson and Ann-Marie Latham); and "Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Critical Reflection in Physical Education" (Tony Rossi). Part 4: An International Perspective contains two chapters: "Mentoring in the Australian Physical Education Teacher Education Context: Lessons from Cooking Turkeys and Tandoori Chicken" (Richard Tinning); and "Mentoring within Physical Education Teacher Education in the USA: Research Trends and Development" (Deborah Tannehill and Deborah G. Coffin). Chapters contain references. (JLS)