@article{article_126721, title={Mentoring Newly Appointed Head Teachers In Slovenia Experiences From The Field}, journal={Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Yönetimi}, volume={52}, pages={569–592}, year={2007}, url={https://izlik.org/JA47LG36ZE}, author={Erulj, Justina and Education, Slovenia National School For Leadership}, keywords={Mentoring , head teachers , effectiveness of mentoring}, abstract={Assisting and supporting newly appointed head teachers is an encouraging attitude for them in school leadership. For this reason, mentors as advisers and counselors, have an important role in head teacher's professional development process. In this study, problems that are encountered by newly appointed head teachers are being discussed. Also the importance of mentoring process for head teachers is being described with guidance of mentoring literature. Furthermore, Slovenian model of mentoring for head teachers are being described with three related dimensions; mentees' relationship with mentors, organization and content of the mentorship programme, and benefits of the programme for mentees' future work. Consequently, effectiveness of the model that was developed for mentoring head teachers are being analyzed by head teacher's views about the programme. The findings show that, Slovene model has been welcomed by both mentors and newly appointed head teachers.}, number={52}