The first year of teaching is filled with many challenges. In Ohio Catholic urban elementary schools, those challenges are further intensified considering the requirements of knowledge and skills in cultural capital and classroom management for teacher and student success. The purpose of the phenomenological study is to explore the self-efficacy…

The work of mentoring matters. Whether one is looking at the broad-scale enactment of induction programming or the individualized attention focused on new teachers' learning and development, mentors play a pivotal role in new teacher retention and development. As a result, mentors are in a good position to interpret and enact induction policy at…

The purpose of this study was to have a better understanding of what rural superintendents are looking for in new first-year teachers, and to provide that information to future teaching candidates and colleges of education that are preparing teachers for the 21st Century classroom. Over the past twenty years, superintendents have not changed in…

Compared with other professions, teachers in P-12 schools seem to experience the highest level of emotional exhaustion. The purpose of this study was to examine teacher emotions within the context of teachers' appraisals and the ways they regulate and cope with their emotions. This was done by exploring novice teachers' appraisals of classroom…

A statement of standards that should be met by preservice teachers in Ohio frequently refers to "knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values". It was felt that the broad, underlying concepts inherent in this phrase should be established. Following a comprehensive review of educational literature, a total of 316 concept statements on…