What’s a Mentor, Anyway?

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Mapping mentor teachers' roles in mentoring dialogues (2008, background): “In the literature, a plethora of terms, explanations and expectations can be found with reference to the mentor’s role, both within and outside the field of education (Mertz, 2004; Turner, 1993).”
Learning from Experience: Initial Findings of a Mentoring/Induction Program for Novice Principals and Superintendents. (2006, background): “Mertz (2004) asserts that not only gender but also race are two important variables that should be considered in mentoring programs.”
Networking and the development of professionals: beginning teachers building social capital (2015, background): “Mentoring studies have shown that the varied intents of others affect the type and quality of support provided to BTs (Hallam et al, 2010; Mertz, 2004).”