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An Evaluation Of Novice Teachers' Perceptions Of The Mentoring Experience In Knox County Schools., Lakisha L. Waters
An Evaluation Of Novice Teachers' Perceptions Of The Mentoring Experience In Knox County Schools., Lakisha L. Waters
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Teacher retention is a growing problem in the 21st century. Many veterans teachers are reaching retirement age and there are increasing numbers of new teachers entering school systems.
School administrators across the state of Tennessee realize that there is a significant number of beginning teachers who are leaving the teaching profession within the first 3 to 5 years of their teaching careers. Beginning teachers are being surveyed to determine why many leave the profession. After gathering input from beginning teachers across Tennessee, school officials began to develop teacher mentoring programs designed to retain beginning teachers.
The purpose of this …