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Direct linkMurphy, Audrey Figueroa; Haller, Elizabeth R.; Spiridakis, John – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2019
This qualitative study investigated in-service teachers' perceptions of a cohort- mentoring program leading to certification in English as a Second Language (ESL). Interview data from 19 members of a single cohort at a large, urban university showed that participants valued both the support and augmented skills-development that they felt the…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Certification, Second Language Learning
Murphy, Audrey Figueroa; Haller, Elizabeth; Spiridakis, John – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2019
This study focused on the perceptions of in-service general education teachers who completed a cohort mentoring program leading to certification in English as a Second Language (ESL) at a large, urban university. Based on interviews with 19 members of a cohort of 28, participants valued both the support and augmented skills-development the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Mentors, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
del Rosal, Karla; Conry, Jillian; Wu, Sumei – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
Due to demographic changes, there is a growing number of adolescent students who learn in classrooms in which their teacher and peers come from cultural and linguistic backgrounds that are different from theirs. In these diverse classrooms, teachers need to be able to facilitate language learning spaces that are welcoming for all children,…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Self Concept
Ward, Elijah G.; Thomas, Earl E.; Disch, William B. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2012
Two faculty members developed and implemented a successful, holistic, goal-oriented peer-mentoring project for two years at a midsize, urban university to enhance student success and retention. In year one, 12 juniors and seniors mentored 34 freshmen and sophomores; in year two, 14 upperclassmen mentored 40 underclassmen. A grounded theory…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Mentors, Urban Universities, Data Analysis
Download full textAcademy for Educational Development, 2009
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) sent a research team to Jackson State University (JSU) on October 13-14, 2008 to conduct interviews with individuals who play important roles in the university's teacher preparation program (see Appendix A). These interviews, along with additional documentation provided by JSU and identified by the AED…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Best Practices, Mentors, Video Technology
Glover, Rebecca J.; Combes, Bertina H.; Walker, Michelle; Allen, Diane D.; Cowan, Charisse – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 2003
Describes the Developing Scholars Mentor Program in the College of Education at the University of North Texas, designed to build relationships between undergraduate student researchers and faculty mentors. (EV)
Descriptors: College Programs, Higher Education, Mentors, Minority Groups
Peer reviewedLewis, Jerry J. – College and University, 1986
Georgia State's minority retention program provides academic and social support for black freshmen by referral to appropriate campus personnel or resources for assistance with academic, financial, personal, social, and career planning problems. It uses peer counseling, faculty mentors, nonacademic staff participation, and social events to…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Administration
Evenbeck, Scott E.; Foster, Mary C. – 1996
This paper describes efforts by Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) to develop programs to serve the needs of first-year students, focusing on collaborative efforts across the university system to retain nontraditional and underrepresented students. The School of Liberal Arts Faculty Mentor Program links a first-year seminar…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Faculty, College Freshmen, College Instruction
