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Georgia Southern University

2001

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A Description Of New Teacher Induction Programs In The State Of Georgia, Judi Harris Wilson Jan 2001

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 …