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This paper is concerned with the role of knowledge in mentoring interactions. It reports on analyses of mentoring conversations on topics of teaching practice, and the purpose is to understand how the knowledge of both mentors and mentees come into play in learning interactions.
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Westhuizen, G.J.V.D. (2015). The Role of Knowledge in Mentoring Conversations. In: Tillema, H., Westhuizen, G.J.v.d., Smith, K. (eds) Mentoring for Learning. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-058-1_6
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