Mentoring as a journey

The role of the mentor as opposed to that of co-operating teacher:is increasingly viewed as important in the process of guiding student teachers'-work in the field. This paper focuses attention on mentoring as a relationship rather than a role with a set of preconceived duties. In particular, mentoring is conceived as journey. that describes a unique relationship between mentor and student teacher. The journey involves the building of an equal relationship characterized by trust, the sharing of expertise, moral support, and knowing-when to help and when to sit back. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.