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The Role Of Mentoring In Developing Professional And Personal Competencies For School Administrators, Marguerite Verble Shook
The Role Of Mentoring In Developing Professional And Personal Competencies For School Administrators, Marguerite Verble Shook
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In the state of Georgia and across the nation there was a shortage of principals. A new supply of administrators was needed to guide education through the 21st century. These leaders needed updated knowledge and skills to address the needs of an educational system affected by educational reform. Effective leadership allowed administrators to view situations in both the eyes of management and leadership. A mentoring program for beginning administrators provided guidance in developing these skills and in recruiting and retaining individuals for these critical positions.
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of a mentoring program for …
A Description Of New Teacher Induction Programs In The State Of Georgia, Judi Harris Wilson
A Description Of New Teacher Induction Programs In The State Of Georgia, Judi Harris Wilson
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The purpose of this study was to descriptively analyze new teacher induction programs across the state of Georgia regarding the support programs school districts provided for new teachers. Subjects for this study were 500 randomly selected Georgia teachers who completed their first year of teaching during the 1999-2000 school year. Participation in this study required that the subjects complete and return a survey developed in 1990 by Dr. Shelby Talley and modified by the researcher for this study. There were 327 surveys returned with a collective response rate of 65.4%.
This study found that induction practices to socialize new teachers …