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Desimone, Laura M.; Bartlett, Pilar; Gitomer, Madeline; Mohsin, Yasmin; Pottinger, Danielle; Wallace, Jonathan D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
No one has clearer ideas about what is lacking in a teacher education program than a recent graduate of that program grappling with his or her first year of teaching. Researchers analyzed interviews with first-year, middle school math teachers, their principals and formal mentors to get their views on how their preservice training could have…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Beginning Teachers, Principals
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Desimone, Laura M.; Hochberg, Eric D.; Porter, Andrew C.; Polikoff, Morgan S.; Schwartz, Robert; Johnson, L. Joy – Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
Informal mentors likely play a substantial role in novice teacher learning, yet we know little about them, especially in relation to formal mentoring, which is the cornerstone to most induction programs. This study analyzes survey and interview data from 57 first-year mathematics teachers from 11 districts to investigate differences in the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Surveys, Beginning Teachers, Mathematics Teachers