The problematic context of mentoring: Evidence from an english language teaching department at a Turkish University

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-59

  Yavuz, Aysun ^a  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mentor; Mentoring; Teaching journals; Teaching practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651284553     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619768.2010.516431     Document Type: Article

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