A practical guide to mentoring, coaching, and peer-networking teacher professional development in schools and colleges - Rhodes, Christopher (Christopher P.); Stokes, Michael; Hampton, Geoff, 1952- (London : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004)
Effective professional development: the internal and external environment -- Coaching, mentoring and peer-networking: changing practice and raising standards -- Developing coaching, mentoring and peer-networking in your own organisation: needs analysis to best practices -- Adult learning and reflective practice: what is professional learning? -- The key role of the team leader: developing skills and managing the process -- Leadership coaching: developing the profession by collaboration -- Raising performance and embedding change: modelling the standards and assessing impact -- Overcoming barriers: leadership and management issues in coaching, mentoring and peer-networking -- Towards a professional learning community: a new strategy for professional development.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Teachers -- In-service training -- Great Britain; Teachers -- Professional relationships -- Great Britain; Mentoring in education -- Great Britain