Three Teachers, Three Outcomes: Alternatively Certified Literacy Teachers and Their Use of Mentoring and Support

Autor/inn/en	Toralba, Karen Cole; Alley, Kathleen M.; Brenner, Devon
Titel	Three Teachers, Three Outcomes: Alternatively Certified Literacy Teachers and Their Use of Mentoring and Support
Quelle	In: Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, 13 (2018) 2, S.18-38 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1947-9727
Schlagwörter	Alternative Teacher Certification; Teacher Shortage; Beginning Teachers; Masters Programs; Experience; Teacher Attitudes; Beginning Teacher Induction; Mentors; Self Efficacy; Teacher Improvement; Literacy Education; Reading Teachers; Grade 4; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Competencies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrermangel; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Erfahrung; Lehrerverhalten; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Reading Teaching; Reading teacher; Leseprozess; Lesen; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lesenlernen; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrkunst
Abstract	There is a teacher shortage throughout the US that has reached critical capacity in rural areas. To exacerbate this, new teachers often face difficulties their first year teaching, causing them to leave the profession. One means to combat this growing shortage is to recruit alternatively certified teachers. This study examined the lived experiences of three first-year teachers enrolled in a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program, examining: (1) similarities and differences in their experiences; (2) how they viewed and used resources, support and mentoring; and (3) what influenced their self-efficacy and improvement. Findings indicated one teacher felt better prepared to teach, the second used supports when faced with challenges, and the third lacked efficacy and had a negative disposition. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Association for Alternative Certification. PO Box 5750, Washington, DC 20016. Tel: 202-277-3600; Fax: 202-403-3545; e-mail: info@alternativecertification.org; Web site: http://www.alternativecertification.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01