Mentoring and building professional competences of pre-service teachers: theoretical proposals and empirical illustrations

Sébastien Chalies (1, 2) , Ziyin Xiong , Rebecca Matthews

1 UM - Université de Montpellier
2 LIRDEF - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Didactique, Éducation et Formation

This theoretical study examines the mentoring situation and how it might be adjusted to contribute optimally to building pre-service teachers' competences. The study first presents an original theoretical conceptualisation based on which the dynamics of competence building is defined. This conceptualisation is then empirically illustrated and a discussion follows on how cooperating teachers can organise mentoring activity to more effectively support the self-development of preservice teachers. Last, we argue that a principle of continuity is needed rather than the strict alternation between teacher education at the university and training in the schools.

Mots clés: Teacher education; pre-service teachers; cooperating teachers; competence building; theoretical study

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Sébastien Chalies, Ziyin Xiong, Rebecca Matthews. Mentoring and building professional competences of pre-service teachers: theoretical proposals and empirical illustrations. Professional Development in Education , 2019, 47, pp.796 - 814. ⟨10.1080/19415257.2019.1651753⟩. ⟨hal-03832739⟩