Teachers' perceptions of exemplary characteristics found in high-quality induction programs
by Salerno, Steven Vinci, Ed.D., EDGEWOOD COLLEGE, 2007, 201 pages; 3278143

Abstract:

With the impending retirement of the "baby boom" generation and escalating legislative mandates, student enrollment, and professional dissatisfaction there will be a call for teachers we, as a nation, have never experienced. In an effort to ascertain what characteristics of induction programs lead to an increased retention of "highly qualified" teachers, a survey of 149 beginning teachers was conducted in a mid-sized Wisconsin school district. Seventeen attributes of exemplary induction programs were identified. Survey respondents, from a heterogeneous background, rated and ranked these attributes according to their preferences. The researcher found certain induction characteristics were favored among a statistically significant level of beginning teachers. The implications of this study will permit district and site based educational leaders to craft comprehensive, individualized professional induction programs.

 
AdviserSteven K. Johnson
SchoolEDGEWOOD COLLEGE
SourceDAI/A 68-09, p. , Dec 2007
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsEducational administration; Teacher education
Publication Number3278143
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