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Marker, Kathryn; Mitchall, Allison; Lassiter, Steve M., Jr. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2013
Teacher retention is of critical concern in rural and high-poverty districts. This case study describes one school’s challenges following the district's budget cuts that eliminated funding for schools' mentor programs. The mentor coordinator at this elementary school faces several dilemmas as she attempts to maintain high-quality support for the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Persistence, Mentors
Clark, Patricia D. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This case study dissertation investigated the perceptions of mentor teachers in regard to their professional practice, teacher leadership, and workplace satisfaction. The researcher investigated the lived experiences of these teachers within the bounds of their prescribed relationships with a beginning teacher. This dissertation is motivated by…
Descriptors: Mentors, Case Studies, Rural Schools, High Schools
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Thornton, Holly – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2013
Underlying all pedagogical decisions are dispositions that animate, motivate, and direct abilities evident in the patterns of one's frequently exhibited behavior (Ritchhart, 2001). Although the research on teacher dispositions remains inconsistent, and the intensity with which dispositions are evaluated seems to be waning, middle level educators…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Teacher Education, Middle School Teachers, Beginning Teachers
Behrstock-Sherratt, Ellen; Jacques, Catherine – Teacher Incentive Fund, US Department of Education, 2012
This brief provides district and other educational leaders with research-based information on aligning professional development policies with teacher evaluations to drive more comprehensive human capital management. First, this brief describes an aligned evaluation and professional development system. Next, it discusses existing models and…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Human Capital, Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Academy for Educational Development, 2009
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) sent a research team to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) on October 23-24, 2008, to conduct interviews with individuals who play important roles in the university's teacher preparation program. These interviews, along with additional documentation provided by UNCG and identified by…
Descriptors: Credentials, Teacher Role, Teacher Educators, Inservice Teacher Education
North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill. – 1992
Twelve North Carolina colleges and universities received state funds to support 3-year pilot programs related to clinical teaching in teacher education. Descriptions of the 12 programs, collectively known as the Model Clinical Teaching Network, are given in this report. These pilot projects include one or more of the following features: use of…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Cooperating Teachers