Scenarios of Mentor Education in Romania – Towards Improving Teacher Induction

  • Mihaela Stîngu
  • Eve Eisenschmidt
  • Romiță Iucu

Povzetek

The aim of this paper is to examine the induction programme for newly qualified teachers and mentor education in Estonia, providing a comparative analysis of existing Estonian and possible Romanian models of mentoring. While the Estonian induction programme has been in place for more than ten years, induction in Romania is a relatively new and has only been mandatory since 2011 (National Law of Education 1/2011). The specifics of mentor professional development within the Romanian induction framework have yet to be explicated. This paper proposes two possible scenarios suitable for the Romanian system :1) long-term regulated academic education (part of master or doctoral level studies), and 2) flexible short-term in-service education. The advantages and disadvantages of both models are examined and ways to overcome some of the disadvantages are identified. Ultimately, the paper proposes that a flexible, needsdriven system which encompasses a degree of choice will best fulfil the professional development needs of teachers who wish to become mentors.

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2016-09-30
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Stîngu, M., Eisenschmidt, E., & Iucu, R. (2016). Scenarios of Mentor Education in Romania – Towards Improving Teacher Induction. Revija Centra Za študij Edukacijskih Strategij , 6(3), 59–76. https://doi.org/10.26529/cepsj.65