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Bales, Barbara L.; Mueller, Jennifer J. – New Educator, 2008
Teacher preparation, historically, has involved learning experiences offered by personnel in four distinct settings--faculty in Colleges of Letters and Science, faculty in Colleges of Education, practicing teachers in clinical-based sites, and personnel in local school districts. The disparate nature of these settings often complicates the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Schools of Education, Cooperating Teachers, Teacher Educators
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Good, Jennifer; Bennett, Joan – New Educator, 2005
Teacher retention is a critical problem in public education (Ingersoll, 2002), demanding collaboration between universities and local public school systems. Using veteran teacher mentors employed in a public school system to facilitate ongoing monthly support groups, communities of beginning teachers were formed, embedded within the public schools…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Support Groups, Public Schools, Mentors