ERIC Number: EJ1397827
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1027
EISSN: EISSN-1745-5642
Mentor and Evaluator Perspectives on North Carolina's Early Educator Support Program: A Qualitative Study
Staniece, Elisa; Hegde, Archana V.; Graham, Lyndsey; Stage, Virginia C.
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, v44 n3 p531-552 2023
The mentoring and evaluating process enhances quality of teachers' serving in early childhood programs. The Early Educator Support (EES) Program is a new model of mentoring and coaching that aims to lend support to PreK teachers' working in nonpublic school settings. In this qualitative study, we examined the lived experiences of 12 mentors and evaluators serving in the EES program using in-depth individual interviews. It examined closely why mentors and evaluators want to work within the EES program, specifically looking at motivators and facilitators that engage them in their current role. Certain common themes emerged from the qualitative data analysis; evolving as a professional, prior experiences that motivated and facilitated their desire to become mentor/evaluators and utility of individualized mentoring strategies for teachers. In conclusion, strengths and limitations of the study are discussed as well as implications for the field of early childhood care and education.
Descriptors: Mentors, Evaluators, Attitudes, Preschool Teachers, Private Schools, Motivation, Career Development, Early Childhood Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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