The purpose of this study was to better understand the work of mentors or cooperating teachers (CTs) in Spain and Thailand, by comparing how mentors in both contexts conceive of their work in teacher education.,A comparative study based on a crossnational research (CNR) approach was used. An internationally validated instrument, the Mentoring Profile Inventory (MPI), was given to 171 Spanish and 170 Thai CTs, and an analysis using t tests and constant comparative methods was conducted.,The main results indicate that the Spanish cohort reported being significantly more challenged than their Thai counterparts in working with preservice teachers (PSTs). Both groups indicated a similar degree of motivation. The comparative analysis revealed that the Thai CTs emphasized the importance of ethics in teaching and being a role model for PSTs, whereas the Spanish CTs emphasized the need for strong interpersonal relationships as being central to successful mentoring.,Understanding mentors' challenges and motivations can form the basis for reflecting upon the essential components of teacher preparation in both contexts. Furthermore, comparative cross-context analyses, as demonstrated in this paper, are vital for the identification of important differences that might otherwise remain invisible or unrecognized from a single-context perspective.,The study is original in its focus in that it offers insights that help better understand attitudes and performance within and across contexts – in this case, a European and an Asian country – using a common metric, the MPI. This study serves as an exemplar for other comparison studies for countries of mentors.

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导师在西班牙语和泰语环境中进行实践导师的方法：使用导师个人资料清单进行的两个队列比较

这项研究的目的是通过比较两种背景下的导师如何构想其在教师教育中的工作，从而更好地了解西班牙和泰国的导师或合作教师（CT）的工作。一项基于跨国研究（CNR）的比较研究）方法。对171台西班牙CT和170台泰国CT进行了国际认可的“指导概况清单”（MPI）工具，并使用t检验和恒定比较方法进行了分析。主要结果表明，该西班牙人群受到的挑战更大与泰国同行相比，他们与职前教师（PST）合作。两组都显示出相似的动机。比较分析表明，泰国的CT强调了道德操守在教学中的重要性，并成为PST的榜样，西班牙的CT强调了牢固的人际关系对于成功进行指导至关重要。理解导师的挑战和动机可以为在两种情况下反思教师准备的基本组成部分奠定基础。此外，如本文所示，比较性跨上下文分析对于识别重要差异至关重要，否则这些差异可能无法从单上下文角度保持看不见或无法识别。该研究的初衷在于其提供的见解使用通用指标MPI帮助您更好地了解在各种情况（在本例中为欧洲和亚洲国家）之内和之间的态度和表现。这项研究是针对导师国家/地区进行其他比较研究的典范。