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Teacher mentoring: the needs of first year teachers
… was to identify the needs of the first year teachers in one public school district for the 2001-2002 school year. The intern distributed two surveys over the course of the study. The first survey was distributed in the beginning of the school year and the second survey at the end of January. …
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Evaluation and implementation of a new teacher mentoring program
… was to ascertain the effectiveness of a current mentoring program at Christopher Columbus Charter School and determine the best ways in which to make the program more effective. Throughout this study, the researcher surveyed and held informal conversations with the mentors and the mentees …
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An Assessment of the Newport News Teacher Mentoring Program
The perceptions of how well the mentor teacher program meets the needs of the beginning teacher, the mentor teacher, and the school division were examined in this study. There were three populations: 100 beginning teachers employed in the Newport News Public Schools with an initial employment date …
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Associate teacher mentoring: Does mentoring associate teachers have benefits for curriculum mentors in schools?
The focus of the investigation is, "Does Mentoring Associate Teachers have benefits for the curriculum mentor in School?" This is an important question for schools at a time when initial teacher training is becoming more and more school based and with schools being asked to join in partnership …
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An Evaluation Of The New Teacher Mentoring And Induction Program At A Title One Elementary School
… Title I schools often experience a lower teacher retention rate when compared to schools with higher academic achievement. Vacancies are typically filled with new or inexperienced teachers who leave the school within a few years. To counter this problem, West Creek Elementary (pseudonym) …
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Change Plan for the Teacher Mentoring and Induction Program to Inform Retention Efforts in a Suburban School District
<p>The teacher mentoring program is supportive to those new to the profession or new to the school district. The mentoring program is not successful without the support of everyone in the district. This includes teachers, principals, and district office. A change needs to be made in order for …
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An Examination of the Induction and Teacher Mentoring Program to Inform Retention Efforts in a Suburban School District
<p>The teacher mentoring program is an essential part of a teacher’s success during the first years at a school. It is important that a mentoring program is updated to follow the changes in education. This program evaluation looked at the current induction and mentoring program in place and the …
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Elementary Teacher Mentoring in a Rural Georgia School System: The Impact on Teacher Retention and the Implication for Elementary School Principals
… purpose of this study was to explore beginning teachers' beliefs on their mentoring programs and to explain their perspectives. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with three beginning teacher participants and three principal participants in a rural Georgia school system. Constant comparative …
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Creating, implementing, and evaluating a teacher mentoring program for the Mary Bray Elementary and Raymond W. Kershaw schools in the Mount Ephraim School District
… of creating, implementing, and evaluating a teacher mentoring program and handbook. Novice and veteran teachers benefit from a district teacher mentoring program which provides an effective staff development approach for beginning teachers. A novice teacher benefits from a strong start in …
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The effect of a state department of education mentoring program for teachers on science student achievement
… Department of Education Science Specialist teacher-mentoring program on student achievement on science standardized tests. This study analyzed the impact this program has had on student achievement in participating high schools when compared with high schools across the state where the …
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Enhancing teacher education through the use of technology
<p>With the need for teachers in this decade well documented, state policymakers have directed much attention to programs aimed at retaining new teachers. States, school districts, and schools can ill afford to lose good teachers at a time when pressure to improve student achievement is increasing. …
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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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The Status of Services to Students with Conduct Disorder by their Elementary School Counselors
… two students with-CD like behaviors and a teacher mentoring program for students with CD. 2) While there was no consensus among interviewees for a most effective service activity, they tended to name indirect services such as developing and coordinating behavior modification plans and …
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An analysis of mentoring practices experienced by student teachers during teaching practice: a case of Evelyn Hone College
The purpose of this study was to analyse mentoring practices experienced by student teachers at Evelyn Hone College within the five factor mentoring model for effective teaching during teaching practice. This study was quantitative in nature and employed a cross-sectional survey design. The study …
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An analysis of mentoring practices experienced by student teachers during teaching practice: a case of Evelyn Hone College
The purpose of this study was to analyse mentoring practices experienced by student teachers at Evelyn Hone College within the five factor mentoring model for effective teaching during teaching practice. This study was quantitative in nature and employed a cross-sectional survey design. The study …
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The Influence of Mentoring, Self-Efficacy and Perceived Organizational Support on Commitment among Novice Adventist Teachers
… <p>Previous research indicated that mentoring impacts teacher commitment positively. However, there was a gap in the knowledge regarding the influence of mentoring on novice Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) teacher commitment in North America. The Adventist education system differs in …
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Working With “Rookies” a case study of science teachers mentors.
To gain insight into the world of mentoring new science teachers it is imperative to examine how a veteran science teacher is influenced through his or her work mentoring a new teacher. The impacts of mentoring new teachers have been extensively researched within the literature, documenting many of …
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Re-Imagining Mentoring: Mutual Shaping and Dialogic Collaboration as Key Components of the Mentoring Process
New teachers frequently encounter challenges in the profession, especially in making the shift from pre-service teacher to in-service teacher. One approach that this study presents to addressing these prevailing challenges is to provide opportunities, contexts, and structures for collaboration and …
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The Development of and Relationship Between Elgin U-46's Teacher Appraisal System and Mentor Program: 1998-2010
… development of Elgin School District U-46's teacher appraisal system and teacher mentor program during the years of 1998-2010. In 1998 a formal mentor program was implemented for the first time in district history. Shortly thereafter, district and union leadership agreed to revamp the …
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ESL teachers’ perceptions of good mentoring practice in Senegal: An indigenous, postcolonial, and sociocultural analysis
… is an analysis of how two pre-service mentor teachers described and practiced good mentoring. The mentor teachers were associated with the English language teacher education program at Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal. The findings suggest that good mentoring practice required a …