Mentor and Evaluator Perspectives on North Carolina's Early Educator Support Program: A Qualitative Study

Autor/inn/en	Staniece, Elisa; Hegde, Archana V.; Graham, Lyndsey; Stage, Virginia C.
Titel	Mentor and Evaluator Perspectives on North Carolina's Early Educator Support Program: A Qualitative Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 44 (2023) 3, S.531-552 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1027
DOI	10.1080/10901027.2022.2122639
Schlagwörter	Mentors; Evaluators; Attitudes; Preschool Teachers; Private Schools; Motivation; Career Development; Early Childhood Education; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Private school; Privatschule; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Berufsentwicklung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik
Abstract	The mentoring and evaluating process enhances quality of teachers' serving in early childhood programs. The Early Educator Support (EES) Program is a new model of mentoring and coaching that aims to lend support to PreK teachers' working in nonpublic school settings. In this qualitative study, we examined the lived experiences of 12 mentors and evaluators serving in the EES program using in-depth individual interviews. It examined closely why mentors and evaluators want to work within the EES program, specifically looking at motivators and facilitators that engage them in their current role. Certain common themes emerged from the qualitative data analysis; evolving as a professional, prior experiences that motivated and facilitated their desire to become mentor/evaluators and utility of individualized mentoring strategies for teachers. In conclusion, strengths and limitations of the study are discussed as well as implications for the field of early childhood care and education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01