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Rethinking Professional Development Training Through Mentoring Relationships, Tania Marie-Cecile Benoiton
Rethinking Professional Development Training Through Mentoring Relationships, Tania Marie-Cecile Benoiton
Administrative Issues Journal
This proposal looks at teacher mentorship and how it is manifested in different school environments. Grid and Group Theory provides the basis of discerning the cultural forces at play within the respective school environments. The theoretical framework will highlight the data collection process. Rather than being a secondary asset, mentorship should become a primary resource for the professional development of teachers, novice and veteran alike. Each school faces challenges that are unique to their environment which calls for the use of inhouse resources to engage the educator on multiple levels. The proposal reports preliminary findings and concludes on with a …
Leadership Opportunities In Education For Individuals With Disabilities, Sean Daniel Kinder
Leadership Opportunities In Education For Individuals With Disabilities, Sean Daniel Kinder
Administrative Issues Journal
This study examines the perceptions of individuals with disabilities concerning employment opportunities as administrative leaders in public school contexts. A discussion of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as well as the definition of what is considered a legal disability, as provided in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Additionally, this piece explains Critical Disability Theory as a theoretical lens that provides perspective and highlights the methods used in the data collection process. It reports preliminary findings and concludes with a discussion of why this educational issue is of significance.