Teacher induction and mentoring : school-based collaborative programs / edited by Gary P. DeBolt ; with a foreword by Greta Morine-Dershimer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DeBolt, Gary P., 1951-

Series:

SUNY series in educational leadership.

SUNY series, educational leadership

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teacher orientation--United States.

Teacher orientation.

Mentoring in education--United States.

Mentoring in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 203 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1992.

Summary:

The ordeals and stresses of the first year of teaching have often been cited as reasons why many new teachers become discouraged and even abandon their teaching careers. One strategy that has proven successful in providing support to novice teachers is to match them with experienced classroom teachers, or mentors, in order to ease their induction into teaching. Mentoring also provides a meaningful challenge for experienced successful teachers. As more districts begin to implement mentoring and induction programs, they will need information and models to answer basic questions regarding how mentors are selected and how schools can provide training and support to all personnel involved in such programs. This book provides an overview of the induction into teaching and mentoring processes, describes five effective school-based models, and reports the results of a large-scale study of those elements found to be most helpful by experienced mentor teachers. Gary P. DeBolt is Assistant Professor of Education at the State University of New York, Geneseo.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""FOREWORD by GRETA MORINE-DERSHIMER""; ""PART I: THEORETICAL BASIS""; ""1. The Place of Induction in Becoming a Teacher by GERALD M. MAGER""; ""2. Mentoring as Part of Induction by GARY P. DEBOLT""; ""PART II: SCHOOL-BASED COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS""; ""3. Collaborative Teacher Induction by SANDRA J. ODELL and DOUGLAS P. FERRARO""; ""4. The North Country Mentor/Intern Teacher Program: A Rural Consortium by NICHOLAS G. STUPIANSKY and MICHAEL P. WOLFE""

""5. The Arizona Teacher Residency Program: Commitment, Collaboration, and Collegiality by BILLIE ENZ, GARY W. ANDERSON, BARBARA WEBER, and DON LAWHEAD""; ""6. Collaborative Relationships in a Mentoring Program in East Harlem Schools by CHRISTINA TAHARALLY, MAE GAMBLE, and SUSAN MARSA""; ""7. Mentoring as a University/Public School Partnership by MERNA JACOBSEN""; ""PART III. LESSONS AND QUESTIONS EVOLVING FROM RESEARCH AND PRACTICE""; ""8. Mentor Suggestions for Establishing Mentor Teacher Programs by GARY P. DEBOLT""; ""9. Lessons and Questions from School-Based Collaborative Programs by GARY P. DEBOLT""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-4384-0071-3

0-585-08822-5