Novice Middle School Teachers' Preparedness for Teaching, and the Helpfulness of Supports: A Survey of One State

Autor/inn/en	Chaney, Bradford; Braun, Henry; Jenkins, Frank
Titel	Novice Middle School Teachers' Preparedness for Teaching, and the Helpfulness of Supports: A Survey of One State
Quelle	In: Education Policy Analysis Archives, 28 (2020) 107, (36 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chaney, Bradford) ORCID (Braun, Henry)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-2341
Schlagwörter	Middle School Teachers; Beginning Teachers; Beginning Teacher Induction; Career Readiness; Teacher Attitudes; Program Effectiveness; Mentors; Lesson Plans; Data Use; Professional Development; Teacher Collaboration; Classroom Techniques; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Teacher Student Relationship; Public Schools; Teaching Experience + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Lehrerverhalten; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Lehrerkooperation; Klassenführung; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule
Abstract	Novice teachers' readiness for teaching may affect the quality of the classroom environment and teachers' likelihood of remaining in teaching. Using a survey of novice teachers in one state, we examine teachers' preparedness for teaching, the supports offered, and the perceived helpfulness of those supports. Even novice teachers often had some type of prior experience: particularly substitute teaching (64%) and as a teacher aide or assistant (44%). Still, they often did not feel well prepared. Sixty percent of teachers felt well prepared in their subject area, but only 34% in using appropriate pedagogical strategies, 28% in managing their classrooms, and 17% in reaching all students. Teachers typically received multiple types of supports and received them multiple times over the first year, with a mean of 163 instances of supports. Teachers most often viewed supports as helpful if the supports were in the areas that teachers felt least prepared and provided at least monthly. The supports most related to teachers' perceptions of helpfulness were mentoring, planning lessons, using student assessment data to make decisions about instruction, using appropriate pedagogical strategies, professional development for new teachers, teacher networks, and regular collaboration with other teachers. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: http://epaa.asu.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01