"we're not just interested in the work": Social and emotional aspects of early educator mentoring relationships

Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-175

  Peterson, Shira M ^a   Valk, Constance ^a   Baker, Amy C ^a   Brugger, Lauri ^a   Hightower, A Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood education; Professional identity; Readiness to change; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960583241     PISSN: 13611267     EISSN: 14699745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13611261003678895     Document Type: Article

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