AbstractOne of the most significant factors affecting the efficiency of the educational systemis the training of teachers for the teaching profession. This training is conducted bymentors, who are more experienced teachers. However, a characteristic feature ofEuropean countries is that training for mentors does not exist or is present in minimalnumbers. So, the training of the mentees depends on the mentors’ understanding ofthis process, their expectations from the mentees, and perceived challenges in theirwork with the mentees. The aim of the research presented in the paper was to lookat potential differences in teacher mentors’ views on expectations and challenges inworking with mentees in Slovakia and Serbia. The main results showed consistencyand congruence of problems in the field of mentoring in both the examined Europeancountries. The most common and significant problems were related to didactics andwork methodology, preparations and documentation, and class organisation and timearticulation of the class. Serbian mentors highlighted the personal commitment ofmentees as the most important expectation. Therefore, it is necessary to put significant effort into mentees’ preparation for the teaching profession and design curriculums orcourses for mentors to be better prepared to act as competent mentors.Keywords: mentors’ attitudes to their work with mentees; teacher mentors; teachertraining in Serbia and Slovakia.---SažetakJedan od najznačajnijih čimbenika koji utječe na učinkovitost obrazovnoga sustavajest priprema učitelja za učiteljsku profesiju. Tu pripremu provode iskusniji učitelji,odnosno mentori. Međutim, karakteristična je značajka europskih zemalja daobuka mentora uopće ne postoji ili je njezina prisutnost minimalna. Stoga obukapripravnika ovisi o mentorskom razumijevanju ovoga procesa, njihovim očekivanjimaod pripravnika te uočenim izazovima u radu s pripravnicima. Cilj istraživanjapredstavljenoga u radu bio je istražiti potencijalne razlike u stavovima učiteljamentora o očekivanjima i izazovima u radu s učiteljima pripravnicima u Slovačkoj iSrbiji. Glavni rezultati pokazali su dosljednost i podudarnost problema u mentorstvuu obje ispitivane europske zemlje. Najčešći i najznačajniji problemi odnosili su se nadidaktiku i metodiku rada, pripremu i dokumentiranje, kao i organizaciju nastave ivremena. Srpski mentori naglasili su osobnu predanost pripravnika kao najvažnijeočekivanje. Stoga je potrebno uložiti značajne napore u pripremu mentora zaučiteljsku profesiju i razviti nastavne programe ili tečajeve za mentore kako bi bilispremniji kompetentno mentorirati.Ključne riječi: obrazovanje učitelja u Srbiji i Slovačkoj; odnos mentora prema radus pripravnicima; učitelji mentori.
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