Mentors' and Mentees' Perceptions of a System-Wide Mandated Mentoring Program for First-Year Teachers

Autor/in	Smith, Leann
Titel	Mentors' and Mentees' Perceptions of a System-Wide Mandated Mentoring Program for First-Year Teachers
Quelle	(2009), (113 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Alabama
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1095-9962-6
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Mentors; Teacher Shortage; Beginning Teachers; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Professional Development; Poverty Areas; Teacher Attitudes; Interprofessional Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Lehrermangel; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	Throughout the United States school systems are aware of the teacher shortage. The projected need to fill 2.2 million positions by 2010 will increase throughout the educational field, especially in areas of high poverty schools and particular content areas. Therefore, it is crucial to provide the best type of mentoring program to retain the best and brightest teachers in the educational field. The purpose of this mixed method study was to examine the perceptions of first-year teachers and their mentors regarding their school system's mentoring program. Furthermore, this study examined the perceived effects of the program. The results of the study indicated that the mentoring program appeared to be nurturing as perceived by the first-year teachers. Their mentors perceived the program to be beneficial. The recommendations for future studies suggested that mentoring programs should try to match mentees and mentors as much as possible, carefully train and caution mentors with regard to establishing appropriate professional relationships with mentees and do professional development with mentees as well as mentors before the program begins. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10