Late-career teachers prefer socially embedded and collaborative learning opportunities such as mentoring, dialogue and reflective practice¶
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q2 i? The review identifies late-career teachers' preference for socially embedded and collaborative learning opportunities, such as mentoring, dialogue and reflective practice. → Brouhier 2026
Evidence¶
Brouhier 2026¶
Brouhier, Q., Raemdonck, I., & März, V. (2026). Professional Learning of Late-career Teachers: A Systematic Literature Review. Educational Research Review, 50, 100757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2025.100757
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Synthesis across the 12 reviewed studies of teachers aged 50 and above identifies a preference for "socially embedded and collaborative learning opportunities", with mentoring, dialogue and reflective practice named as examples.
"The review identifies late-career teachers' preference for socially embedded and collaborative learning opportunities, such as mentoring, dialogue and reflective practice."
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Related Claims¶
- There is a notable gap in tailored professional learning interventions addressing late-career teachers' specific needs — related
- Professional learning for late-career teachers is operationalised in varied ways, from formal structured programmes to informal workplace-embedded practices — related
- Mentoring of late-career teachers is typically treated as a one-way relationship in which only the mentee learns, not a shared learning experience — related
- Effective professional development is content focused, active, collaborative, modeled, coached, feedback-rich, and sustained over time — a broader claim this one bears on
- A structured feedback-and-reflection cycle (pre-lesson plan review, immediate verbal comments, written feedback, take-up time, and open-ended questioning) supported the mentee's reflective development — related
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Late-career teachers prefer socially embedded and collaborative learning opportunities such as mentoring, dialogue and reflective practice |
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Late-career teachers prefer socially embedded and collaborative learning opportunities such as mentoring, dialogue and reflective practice |
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