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New Teacher Induction Programs: Effective Support Through Mentoring Programs and Coaching Practices
<p>With the current teacher shortage and the numerous reported accounts of new teachers feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and ill prepared, the United States is in a dangerous situation that could result in even more of a teacher shortage if leaders do not find a way to better support new teachers and …
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An Exploratory Study of New Teacher Induction in Title I Elementary Schools in Georgia
… exploratory study examines the experiences of induction teachers participating in induction programs throughout Georgia’s Title I elementary schools. Grounded in semi-structured interviews and document analysis, the research investigated how induction programs address educators' unique …
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The extent to which new teacher induction addresses the referral process for special education
… study was to improve our understanding of the teacher induction process and to generate information on the methods, formal or informal, being used by schools to induct new teachers to the referral process for special education. In addition, the effect of the organizational structure of a school …
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Trials, Triumphs, and Transitions: Examining Perceptions of New Teacher Induction in Relation to Mentoring and School Culture
… shifted to looking at strategies to assist the new teachers in making the transition (Portner, 2005; Sweeny, 2008), with an attempt in the province of Ontario through the implementation of a provincially mandated New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP) legislated 2006. Yet, since programs like …
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An Evaluation Of The Elements Needed In A New Teacher Induction Program To Prepare And Retain Second Career Educators
… Weiss (2019), the United States faces a critical teacher shortage. There are not enough students majoring in or graduating with degrees in education. A solution to the teacher shortage is to fill the vacancies by recruiting and training secondcareer educators. If teachers are trained and mentored …
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Well-Trained Mentors: The Missing Component of the Comprehensive New Teacher Induction Program in the Silver Oak Area School
<p>“If well-trained, competent, caring teachers were present in every classroom, we would witness a staggering increase in student achievement, motivation, and character improvement along with a marked decrease in discipline problems” (Breaux & Wong, 2003, p.22). If school districts do not take the …
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New Teacher Induction Programs: A Case Study of an Exemplary School District and How It Prepares Its New Teachers for the Use of Instructional Technology in the Classroom
<p>This research study examined Generation Y new teachers, the process of new teacher induction, and the most effective methods for providing professional development in instructional technology for Generation Y teachers.</p> <p>The main research questions for this paper were as follows:</p> <p>1. …
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The Interdependency of Impactful Teacher Induction Programs and Teacher Retention
<p>The goal of new teacher induction programs was to improve the instruction of new and beginning teachers through ongoing professional development and instructional coaching with the hopes of retaining highly-qualified teachers and improving student learning. This study aims to evaluate the …
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Assessment of a newly implemented teacher induction program
… study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a newly implemented teacher induction program that commenced in August 2003. Twenty-one teachers who began employment in August 2003 were required to participate in this piloted program. Six months following the initial induction meeting, 18 teachers …
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A Qualitative Study of Hawaii High School Beginning Teachers’ and Mentors’ Participation in an Induction and Mentoring Program
To better support and help new teachers to quickly become effective as experienced teachers, the Hawaii State Department of Education implemented a statewide induction and mentoring program. However, literature or reports regarding the effectiveness of Hawaii’s induction and mentoring program are …
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Summative Evaluation of an Alternative Teacher Licensure Program Sponsored by a Large Suburban School Division
… Faced with critical shortages of public school teachers in several subject areas, the Commonwealth of Virginia first approved an alternative route to licensure in 1998. In accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, school divisions must ensure that teachers are highly qualified and …
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Teacher Induction Programs in North Carolina: Factors Relating to Job Satisfaction and the Intent to Remain in the Profession
<p>Attrition rates continue to rise for beginning teachers. It is alarming that almost half of all new teachers leave the profession within their first 5 years. The “revolving door” that is created negatively affects student achievement. The most common solution to decreasing teacher turnover rates …
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When You See It: Intersections of Formal and Informal Science Learning
… learning environments in the development of new science teachers. The context for the research is the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program, specifically; the first two-year post-graduation new teacher induction. This manuscript style dissertation …
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Identifying Predictors of New Teacher Retention
Identifying Predictors of New Teacher Retention Abstract High teacher turnover is a financial and instructional problem in schools on the national, state, and district level. Because the greatest proportion of teacher attrition (not related to retirement) and turnover occurs in the first five years …
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A Case Study of the Retention-Supporting Needs of Beginning Teachers in a West Central Georgia School System
… of Georgia has issued suggested guidance for new teacher induction programs, not all school systems follow that guidance and varying induction practices have been implemented. Because replacing exiting teachers in the first 5 years of their career has become costly to school systems—both …
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An Evaluation of Novice Teachers' Perceptions of the Mentoring Experience in Knox County Schools.
<p>Teacher retention is a growing problem in the 21<sup>st</sup> century. Many veterans teachers are reaching retirement age and there are increasing numbers of new teachers entering school systems.</p><p>School administrators across the state of Tennessee realize that there is a significant number …
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Rites of Passage: The Role of Induction in the Enculturation of Beginning Teachers
… have reported that by the year 2010, two million teachers will be needed in classrooms across the country. The shortage has been attributed to population increases and a rise in the number of teacher retirements. Other researchers contend that the shortage is due to rising attrition rates among …
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Descriptive Case Studies of the Socialization and Acculturation of Two Mentored First-Year Elementary Teachers Within the Seventh-day Adventist School System
… and perceptions of two first-year elementary teachers within the Seventh-day Adventist educational system, (2) gain a better understanding of new teachers’ socialization and acculturation during their first year of teaching, and (3) use beginning teacher concerns gleaned from this study and …
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The Principal's Role in Teacher Retention: Learning through Reflective Analysis
High rates of teacher attrition are costly – not only in dollars and cents, but in terms of student achievement and organizational health (Keigher, 2010). Years of research conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics from 1988 - 2013 indicate that teachers move to a different school …
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The development and implementation of a CPD programme for newly qualified teachers in Saudi Arabia
… (CPD) is recognized as essential for promoting teacher learning and improving school effectiveness (e.g.Boyle, 2004; Cordingly et al., Gusky, 2000; Powell et al., 2003). Broad attention to CPD exists in many countries. CPD in Saudi Arabia is very much in its infancy and is characterized by an …