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Direct linkKardos, Susan M.; Johnson, Susan Moore – Journal of Educational Change, 2010
Using a sample of 374 randomly selected first- and second-year teachers in three states, this study examines new teachers' experiences of official mentoring during their first year. Descriptive analyses reveal that experienced mentors are generally present in the work lives of new teachers. However, new teachers often have inappropriate…
Descriptors: Mentors, Educational Change, Beginning Teacher Induction, Teaching Experience
Painter, Rachel L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Originating from the literature on resiliency, adult learning, and professional development, this qualitative study investigated how the relationship between resiliency and adult learning influenced professional development in one suburban-rural school district in Litchfield County, Connecticut. Data represent findings on the perceptions of…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Adult Learning, Professional Development, Suburban Schools
Download full textGraham, Parry – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2007
This article reports on the results of a mixed method case study investigating the relationship between professional learning community (PLC) activities and teacher improvement in a first-year middle school. Data were collected from core academic sixth, seventh, and eighth grade teachers using a professional development survey, teacher interviews,…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Improvement, Case Studies
Flesch, Gail – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2005
Mentoring has traditionally focused on trainees and newly qualified teachers (NQTs). There is no established, effective mentoring procedure to help teachers who have worked for longer periods of time (one or more years in the classroom) and who are still not coping after all available help has been offered. This study shows that as a result of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Mentors, Beginning Teacher Induction
Moor, Helen; Halsey, Karen; Jones, Megan; Martin, Kerry; Stott, Alison; Brown, Celia; Harland, John – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2005
This report presents findings from the three-year evaluation of the Early Professional Development (EPD) pilot scheme. The research was conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) on the behalf of the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and the General Teaching Council for England (GTC). Building on the results of…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Mentors, Educational Research, Teacher Improvement
Shulman, Judith H., Ed.; Sato, Mistilina, Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2006
Every year, more than 15,000 teachers vie for the chance to become certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Although the process is voluntary, National Board Certification is a widely recognized mark of distinction and is increasingly tied to leadership opportunities for teachers, salary increases, and improved student…
Descriptors: Certification, National Standards, Mentors, Professional Development
