The role and the effectiveness of the mentorship in education: the effect and the importance of the mentors in forming the careers and psychosocial functions of teachers

Abstract

This is research conducted as a literature synthesis which focuses on the way teachers make use of the mentorship services in the education sector. Throughout the world, the way the profession of mentorship is performed and its effects are observed and the areas it is needed are presented in synthesis by using numerous studies as a base. The research that can be considered as the summary of several studies does not approach only one question but rather, by examining the subject from much more different aspects, it may act as a synthesized data base for the academicians, planning to carry out research on this field in particular. The literature synthesis, based on the secondary data researches, shares the same purpose as the meta-analysis method, however, rather than being quantitative, it is created in a qualitative structure. It is approached as a method of investigation, which is themed as considerably extensive literature survey. The reason behind choosing this method is that there are no adequate sources to conduct a study in this field. This situation encourages the educationalists, intending to perform research, to aim at this area. Especially, the fact that there are no researches conducted on this subject within the education sector of North Cyprus leads to strong academic disadvantages, therefore, deficiencies in application, and causes North Cyprus not to take benefit from the worldwide developments.