MENTORING AS A SUBJECT OF SCIENTIFIC REFLECTION

Abstract

The article defines the relevance of the topic of mentoring, its importance and necessity for professional development and novice teachers. The author reveals the contents of scientific definitions “mentoring”, “pedagogical mentoring”. The difference between the concepts of “mentoring” and “pedagogical support” is shown. The analysis of these concepts provided a scientific and theoretical opportunity to substantiate the relationship between the mentor and the patron, to determine the leading functions and specifics of the mentor’s activities. In this justification, the author justifiably relies on modern legal documents on the organization of mentoring in educational organizations. The article describes the main programs of pedagogical mentoring, reveals effective forms of mentoring in an educational organization.