This handbook is divided into five parts: The introduction suggests how to approach the first year of teaching, and then dispels a number of myths about teaching. "Teaching Skills" covers general classroom management, planning lessons, paper work and grading, and working with students, including student discipline, motivation, individual needs,…

This monograph, written for beginning teachers, is organized around the list of competencies upon which the assessment phase of the Virginia Beginning Teacher Assistance Program is based. Each chapter contains information about a competency required for certification in Virginia. The chapters follow the same general format. First, the definition…

In this monograph, common problems faced by beginning teachers are discussed. These include: (1) encountering the unexpected demands of teaching in the familiar framework of the classroom; (2) understanding the role of the teacher in dealing with students; (3) communicating effectively with parents; (4) achieving a clear perspective on the…

This casebook provides candid descriptions of teachers who enter the profession with no previous teacher preparation. The cases describe how a group of novice teachers faced the problems of transforming content knowledge into accessable units of instruction for teenagers in inner-city schools. The vignettes are grouped according to specific kinds…

In this study, the interview method was used to describe the characteristics of new elementary school teachers in an induction context. In particular, the research was designed to: (1) reveal new teacher motivations, attitudes, and expectations; (2) identify the concerns of beginning teachers and the support personnel most helpful to beginning…

In response to the need for realistic materials for training inservice and/or preservice teachers in classroom discipline, seventy-nine first-year vocational education teachers in public secondary schools in Florida were studied. The purpose of the study was to identify critical and frequent discipline incidents and the appropriate alternatives…

Techniques for new teachers to use to achieve and maintain quality instruction include questioning techniques, approaches to developing student mental skills, classroom communication strategies, and improvements in teacher evaluation forms and techniques. (MSE)

This research inquires whether an ethnographic (descriptive anthropology) approach to the study of teaching could yield new insights into the teaching-learning process. (MM)

This checklist for beginning teachers (as well as school administrators, mentors, teacher supervisors, and student teachers) includes five sections: "Prepare Personally and Professionally" (the last year in college and getting hired as a teacher); "Success on the Job" (know when to say no, take advantage of a mentor, network to keep current,…

This study examined 35 first- and second-year teachers' perceptions of several current issues pertinent to their profession. Analysis of data from an open-ended questionnaire found that teachers' perceptions of their beginning teaching experiences were not all positive, though they were still satisfied that they had chosen to become teachers.…

This study explored the personality types of beginning emergency permit teachers to determine whether those pursuing alternative certification displayed patterns in personality type. It also investigated the predictive relationship between personality types and teachers' beliefs concerning control in classroom management. Participants were 120…

A longitudinal study of 78 undergraduate education students reveals that an individual's attitudes towards certain variables associated with teaching change as those individuals gain classroom experience. (LH)

Interviews with 6 junior high school teachers in Israel (3 novices and 3 who had 4-19 years of experience) yielded the following contexts for professional dilemmas: transition from student to teacher for novices; classroom concerns such as autonomy, curriculum planning, and ethical issues for both groups; and gaps between ideology and reality in…

Results are presented of an extended case study of a Dutch teacher confronted by severe discipline problems, who, with the help of a teacher educator, changed the disorder of her classroom to a good working atmosphere. This article analyzes the pupil-teacher interaction during this change, from a systems communication perspective. (IAH)

Discusses the importance of teaching teachers to value the spirit of caring in classroom management and conflict resolution. The paper notes the advantages of including case studies and narrative teaching methods in teacher education programs and presents a narrative account based on an actual incident of classroom conflict. (SM)