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Watts, Heidi – 1980
The theory that there are stages in teachers' professional development suggests that those who aim to stimulate or support that growth must be sensitive to the stage each teacher is in. Three stages of development are described: the survival or beginning teacher stage; the middle stage, characterized by an increasing sense of comfort in the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Beginning Teachers, Developmental Stages, Individual Development