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Huling, Leslie; Resta, Virginia – 2001
Teacher mentoring programs have increased dramatically since the early 1980s as a vehicle to support and retain novice teachers. However, researchers and facilitators of mentoring programs are recognizing that mentors also derive substantial benefits from the mentoring experience. This digest examines research on how mentoring contributes to the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Instructional Leadership
Hawley, Willis D.; Valli, Linda – 1998
The National Partnership for Excellence in Education and Accountability in Teaching (NPEAT) helps place improvement of teaching at the center of reform efforts, addressing two problems that impede the development of systemic reforms to improve teaching quality: (1) absence of agreement about effective strategies for improving teaching among those…
Descriptors: Accountability, Beginning Teacher Induction, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Trahan, Christopher – 2002
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) amends and changes programs from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Although the main component of this bill is Title I, it also highlights teacher education quality. NCLB was accompanied, for fiscal year 2002, by the largest increase ever in federal education aid, targeting federal resources to support…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Beginning Teachers, Educational Legislation