Past, Present, and Future Research on Teacher Induction: An Anthology for Researchers, Policy Makers, and Practitioners

✍ Scribed by Jian Wang, Sandra J. Odell, Renee T. Clift, Betty Achinstein, Krista Adams, Steven Z. Athanases, EunJin Bang, Martha Bleeker, Cynthia L. Carver, Yu-Ming Cheng, Renée T. Clift, Nancy Clouse, Kristen A. Corbell, Sarah Dolfin, Sharon Feiman-Nemser, Maida Finch, Jonah Firestone, Steven Glazerman, MariaAssunção Flores, Susan Hanson, Lara Hebert, Richard Holdgreve-Resendez, Erin T. Horne

• Publisher: R&L Education
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 269
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This anthology on teacher induction research is intended for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of teacher induction both nationally and internationally. This book is the final and major project of the Association of Teacher Educators' (ATE) Commission on Teacher Induction and Mentoring. Its importance is derived from three sources: (1) careful conceptualization of teacher induction from historical, methodological, and international perspectives; (2) systematic reviews of research literature relevant to various aspects of teacher induction including its social, cultural, and political contexts, program components and forms, and the range of its effects; (3) substantial empirical studies on the important issues of teacher induction with different kinds of methodologies that exemplify future directions and approaches to the research in teacher induction. The content of the book has direct implications for ATE's membership since part of the ATE mission is to provide opportunities for personal and professional growth of the Association membership whether members are researchers, policy makers, or practitioners in teacher learning and/or teacher induction.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
PartI. CONCEPTIONS AND CONTEXTS OF TEACHER INDUCTION......Page 20
Ch01. Multiple Meanings of New Teacher Induction......Page 22
Ch02. Teacher Induction in International Contexts......Page 38
Ch03. School Cultures and Organizations and Teacher Induction......Page 52
Ch04. Teacher Induction for Diverse, Urban Contexts......Page 64
Ch05. Teacher Induction Policies at National and State Levels......Page 82
PartII. COMPONENTS AND IMPACTS OF TEACHER INDUCTION......Page 96
Ch06. Characteristics of Beginning Teacher Role Quality......Page 98
Ch07. Influence of Teacher Induction on Teacher Retention......Page 116
Ch08. Influence of Teacher Inductionon Mentor Teachers......Page 132
Ch09. Components of 1997–2008 Teacher Induction Programs......Page 142
Ch10. Exploring the Potential of Internet based Technology for Mentoring and Induction Programs1......Page 158
Ch11. The University’s Role in Supporting New Teachers......Page 176
PartIII. EXAMPLE STUDIES ON TEACHER INDUCTION AND ITS EFFECTS......Page 192
Ch12. Mentoring for Equity......Page 194
Ch13. Bringing Content into Induction Programs......Page 212
Ch14. Linking Induction to Student Achievement......Page 228
Ch15. An Investigation of the Achievement Effects of Mentoring......Page 248
About the Editors......Page 268