Sokolova E. I. The analysis of terminological row «coach, mentor, tutor, facilitator, advisor» within the frame of lifelong learning. LIFELONG EDUCATION: The 21st Century.
2013. № 4.DOI: 10.15393/j5.art.2013.2171
2013. № 4.
| Issue 4 | Modern scientific vocabulary of lifelong learning |
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The analysis of terminological row «coach, mentor, tutor, facilitator, advisor» within the frame of lifelong learning
 | Sokolova E I PhD, associate professor, head of the Department of Foreign Languages for Technical Faculties at Petrozavodsk State University. (Petrozavodsk) sokolova@psu.karelia.ru |
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Keywords: coach mentor tutor advisor facilitator lifelong learning |
Abstract: The problem of differentiation of the meanings of terminological row «coach, mentor, tutor, advisor, facilitator» within the frame of lifelong learning on the base of inter-disciplinarian approach is considered. On the base of frequency analysis and with the help of net searching, and also with the reference to etymology of the concepts, and both from linguistic and pedagogical aspects the attempt is made to figure out the connotative differences of the given concepts and specify the area of their professional usage. The study is based on more than 250 sources both in the Russian and English languages, including the European Union researches, relevant for the lifelong learning system. It was found that the usage of the terms enumerated above is quite specified for the modern system of lifelong learning and it depends on a concrete cultural and professional context. The accurate margin of their usage does not exist neither in Russian nor foreign scientific-pedagogical sources. Some of the terms are more inherent for the lifelong learning system of professional education (mentor, advisor). The concept «tutor» is very much common for all the formal stages of education «high school-university-training system». The terms «coach» and «facilitator» are more relevant for informal education. In the Russian pedagogical terminology the concept of «guidance» is the closest to the given synonymic row. |
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15393/j5.art.2013.2171
