Preparing Teachers to Be Advisors.

Myrick, Robert D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ339999

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1986

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Preparing Teachers to Be Advisors.

Myrick, Robert D.; And Others

Principal, v66 n1 p44-45 Sep 1986

Describes a 1982 program at Sarasota County School System (Florida) that trained teachers as student advisors when five junior high schools became middle schools. Explains measures to overcome teacher resistance to advisement sessions, the benefits of developing teacher-trainers, and resultant gains in teachers' self-confidence. (MLH)

Descriptors: Academic Advising, Counseling, Guidance, Inservice Education, Junior High Schools, Peer Teaching, Staff Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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