Numerous studies on the education of teachers indicate that, as students advance educationally, their attitudes and beliefs tend to become increasingly liberal and progressive. However, the impact of the college education is "washed out" by the teaching experience. (JN)

Preservice and inservice aspects of teacher socialization are reviewed in this annotated bibliography of journal articles and ERIC documents. (CJ)

A successful approach to orienting new vocational teachers coming directly from business and industry is the New Teacher Workshop at Pennsylvania State University. Intensive guidance and practice in preparing lessons is climaxed by the novice teacher's presentation (and peer evaluation) on closed circuit television. (MF)

Two workshops to help beginning teachers in the transition from employment to teaching are described: the Missouri Vocational Teachers' Institute at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and the Survival Teaching Competencies Program at Oklahoma State University. Required for beginning nondegreed teachers, both programs involve intensive teaching…

Interviews with and observations of principals and teachers in Ontario elementary schools revealed that beginning teachers would seek assistance from an experienced teacher only if they could find one who taught the same grade in a nearby classroom and who appeared open to friendship. (SJL)

Novice teachers who perform student teaching in exemplary schools only are inadequately prepared for classroom circumstances found in typical city schools. Preparation programs should place students in model classrooms in typical schools; provide a "dual school" experience, alternating model schools with more typical ones; or assign…

Focuses on the career and life outside the classroom of Nancy Anderson, who is an elementary music teacher at the Armstrong Elementary School (Reston, Virginia). Presents advice from Anderson for new music teachers. Addresses how Anderson balances both home and work. (CMK)

This article highlights the problems of teacher socialization or acculturation within schools, suggests ideas for improvement of existing patterns, and provides examples of school and district indoctrination programs. Also discussed are general principles from the socialization literature and results from a study which demonstrates how existing…

A Catholic-school teacher of grades five and six reflects on her first year of teaching and describes how Foxfire training led her to introduce group decision making and planning into her classroom. Resulting class projects including a newspaper, a play, and a booklet of ghost stories are described. (SV)

Examines the effects of teachers' training on pupils' achievement in French and mathematics. Compares the effectiveness of three samples of (French) elementary teachers with different levels of experience and training, using a multilevel model. Results show that training and experience enhance novice teachers' effectiveness. Neither training nor…

Mentoring programs that pair experienced and first-time teachers are gaining prominence in supporting, developing, and retaining new teachers. The successful Beginning Teacher Assistance program at University of Wisconsin-River Falls was designed to give new K-12 teachers the opportunity for yearlong, structured support from mentor teachers. (MLH)

Research on the use of induction programs and mentors for new teachers found a decrease in length of the job learning curve and an increase in retention. Characteristics of a strong teacher-induction program are highlighted. (Contains six references and lists three Web sites) (PKP)

As beginning teachers continue to leave the profession within the first several years of entering, educators must identify factors which cause teachers to remain in the profession, as well as factors related to attrition if the current teacher shortage is to be remedied. The purpose of this study was to examine the reported attitudes of beginning…

Mentoring has been used in many professional-development settings to support individuals new to a profession. In particular, mentors are used in education and nursing to support new professionals who must meet the demands of a new position while managing the stresses of a new environment. When a mentor is asked to support a new professional, the…

Across the country, new and experienced teachers find themselves losing the confidence and energy it takes to challenge an unacceptable status quo. Too often, dynamic educators disappear within systems that are antithetical to what they envisioned when they entered the profession or they leave the profession altogether. This article describes the…