Developing a mentorship programme for junior lecturers working with student tutors at a South African university: Emerging shifts in pedagogy and identity

Education as Change

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 357-371

  Underhill, Jenni Lynne ^a   Clarence Fincham, Jenny ^a   Petersen, Nadine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

collaborative mentorship; identities; staff development; tutor development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940243852     PISSN: 16823206     EISSN: 19479417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16823206.2014.926828     Document Type: Article

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