"Somebody to Count On": Mentor/Intern Relationships in a Beginning Teacher Internship Program.

Abell, Sandra K.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ504260

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Publication Date: 1995

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"Somebody to Count On": Mentor/Intern Relationships in a Beginning Teacher Internship Program.

Abell, Sandra K.; And Others

Teaching and Teacher Education, v11 n2 p173-88 Mar 1995

This qualitative interview study examined mentor and intern relationships in one state-mandated beginning teacher internship program. Interviews with mentors and interns indicated that they jointly constructed their relationships. The relationships were undergirded by mutual respect and trust. Interns needed mentors who mainly supported them as fledgling teachers. (SM)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Beginning Teacher Induction, Cooperating Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Interprofessional Relationship, Mentors, Qualitative Research, Teacher Interns, Teacher Role

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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