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Download full textJohnston, John M.; James, Terry L. – 1986
It is pointed out in this discussion that mentoring, as a delivery tool in a beginning teacher induction program, has great potential, and the use of experienced educators in guiding relatively inexperienced teachers is of value not only to the first-year teacher but also to the mentor. In examining the goals of mentoring-induction programs, the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Helping Relationship, Mentors
Butler, E. Dean; James, Terry L. – 1987
An overview is presented of a research symposium that was structured to present a summary of major findings relative to the assessment of three teacher preparation-induction strategies implemented at Memphis State University during the 1986-87 academic year. Papers presented in the symposium summarized selected program features and addressed the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Mentors
James, Terry L. – 1987
Two combined preparation and induction programs for teacher candidates at Memphis State University (Tennessee), the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program and the Lyndhurst program, utilize a mentoring approach to professional development for program interns and beginning teachers. Each candidate has two mentors: a pedagogical mentor from the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
