In examining how 103 principals' roles may have changed and how they felt about changes resulting from new teacher mentors' presence in the program, this study found that most saw mentors as a helpful supplement to their staffs, that most wanted to participate in selecting the teacher who would have a mentor, and that nearly all strongly supported…

This paper reviews variations in formats and outcomes of mentoring programs for beginning teachers and then reports on a study of an urban mentor teacher program from the perspective of principals. The program's most distinctive feature was the collaborative process used in its development and implementation. The initial concept was formulated at…

This study surveyed three groups of teachers to investigate their perceptions of problems faced by beginning teachers. The study reexamined the usefulness of Veenman's (1984) meta-analysis of the perceived problems of beginning teachers. Participants were Wisconsin beginning teachers, experienced urban teachers, and cooperating teachers. The…