Mentoring to Support Teacher Candidate Development

This book explores the variety of ways in which mentoring can be used to support teacher candidate development. It provides an overview of how mentoring can be used in teaching practice, and specifically how it can be employed to support the development of a range of student types, including in-risk students, additional language students, and international learners. It focuses on  the ‘soft’ or generic skills that enhance employability and the ability to work comfortably with others, such as communication skills, critical thinking, problem-solving, life-long learning, ethics, and leadership. This book is designed to be used in pre-service teacher education programs, in-service teaching and beginning teacher induction.

Clayton Smith is a professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor, Canada. Dr. Smith’s research interests include student mentoring of teacher candidates, international student teaching practices, and open educational resources.

Geri Salinitri is an associate professor emeritus and former associate dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor. Dr. Salinitri’s research interests focus on adult education, student success, tutoring, and mentoring.

Xuan Tai Nguyen brings practical and research-based insights to projects exploring the role of language, technology, and support in education. His work bridges pedagogy, linguistics, and computational methods to enhance teaching and learning. He focuses on using computational methods to improve language analysis, student support, and decision-making in education.