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2016

Teacher Education and Professional Development

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Gardner-Webb University

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Providing For The Needs Of New Teachers: A Study Of New Teacher Induction In A Rural School District In Central North Carolina, Lori T. Powell May 2016

Providing For The Needs Of New Teachers: A Study Of New Teacher Induction In A Rural School District In Central North Carolina, Lori T. Powell

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This study evaluated the effectiveness of a new teacher induction program as implemented in a rural school district in central North Carolina. All beginning teachers with 3 or less years of experience, all school-based administrators, and all mentoring teachers were the target participants. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and report the data collected.

This study involved descriptive statistics applied to surveys sent to the three participating groups. Also, descriptive statistics were used to analyze more in-depth data collected through face-to-face interviews with participating individuals from the three groups. The survey was conducted …