Chapter 9: Mentoring Pre-service Teachers for Inclusive Pedagogies Available to Purchase

Mentoring has been used as one of the training methods for pre-service teachers (Hobson et al., 2012). During the pre-service teacher practicum, teacher mentors are appointed to mentor the pre-service teacher in teaching and learning. This chapter is devoted to analysing the extent to which mentoring during the practicum prepares pre-service teachers for inclusive teaching. This chapter analyses the partnership of teacher training institutions of higher learning and schools, identifies practices that promote inclusion, and makes recommendations about how institutions of higher learning may enhance this process.