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As the number of years of teaching experience increased, so did participation in "school inservice," "professional meetings," "meetings with state consultants," and "faculty meetings."",""Acceptance of the importance of the subject matter I teach" was identified as their greatest need for additional support followed by "feedback on my teaching" and "help in reducing my workload." "Praise or positive reinforcement" and "acceptance of the importance of the subject matter I teach" ranked highest as areas where additional support was needed. As experience increased, the perceived need for "help in understanding my teaching role" and "ways to prevent the need for keeping up false pretenses" decreased. The perceived needs for "recognition and respect from staff and students" and "opportunity to talk about my professional problems" were higher during the first year, dropped during the second year, and rose during the third year.","Additional support with "help in boosting my morale" decreased as the number of years expected to remain in teaching increased. The greatest need for "help in knowing who to trust" was expressed by teachers with five to nine years experience. As years expected to remain in teaching increased, the need for "praise and positive reinforcement" decreased.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-15T18:50:34Z (GMT). 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