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Expectations And Experiences: Case Studies Of Four First-Year Teachers, Sandra B. Hebert
Expectations And Experiences: Case Studies Of Four First-Year Teachers, Sandra B. Hebert
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
The current severe teacher shortage in the United States is exacerbated by the numbers of new teachers leaving the profession after only a year in the classroom. What do new teachers expect? How does the reality of their experience match up to their expectations? The purpose of this nine-month qualitative study was to look closely into the expectations and experiences of a small number of beginning teachers. The study focused on four young women's relations with their administrators, other teachers, and their students. The first-year teachers participating in the study included three elementary and one junior high teacher,all of whom …