The Oklahoma Entry Year Assistance Program was enacted to ensure that Oklahoma children would be educated by teachers of demonstrated ability. Discussed are the overall effectiveness of the program, the perceptions of administrators and educators providing support to new teachers, and implications of problems and concerns raised. (MT)

This article provides an overview of current teacher induction programs. The need for such programs, sources of existing programs, and the need for comparative analysis of program types are addressed. (Author/MT)

This article describes a teacher induction pilot program (New York Mentor Teacher Internship Program) which emphasizes the relationship between mentor and intern (novice teacher). Data on the relationship between mentors and interns was collected, via focused logs from participants in this pilot program, and is presented. (IAH)

The Entry Year Assistance Program was developed by the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse to aid the beginning teacher in adjusting to the role of new teacher. Components of this program and recommendations for school systems and universities are offered to help other education institutions. (DF)