The Relationship Between a University-Based Mentorship Program and First-Year Teachers’ Performance
Teacher attrition affects both the stability and quality of schools. Nearly 24% of teachers leave after one year, 33% leave after three years, and 40-50% leave within their first five years (Geiger & Pivovarova, 2018). Effective mentorship programs can effectively assist teachers in overcoming t...
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| author | Alicia C Stapp Laura F Prior Catherine Harmon |
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| description | Teacher attrition affects both the stability and quality of schools. Nearly 24% of teachers leave after one year, 33% leave after three years, and 40-50% leave within their first five years (Geiger & Pivovarova, 2018). Effective mentorship programs can effectively assist teachers in overcoming the challenges that lead to resignation. This study implemented a teacher mentorship program where the mentor was a teacher educator who had worked with the mentees in their undergraduate program. Utilizing a qualitative approach, the study examined first-year teachers’ performance through monthly field observations, interviews, and self-reflections. Themes emerged that are critical to a first-year teacher’s performance: (a) increased instructional effectiveness; (b) relinquish survival mode, and (c) effective management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-308214bf4bcd47ec80f8022acc14ce802022-12-21T18:25:02ZengPortland State UniversityNorthwest Journal of Teacher Education2638-40352019-01-0114110.15760/nwjte.2019.14.1.7The Relationship Between a University-Based Mentorship Program and First-Year Teachers’ PerformanceAlicia C Stapp0Laura F PriorCatherine HarmonUniversity of MississippiTeacher attrition affects both the stability and quality of schools. Nearly 24% of teachers leave after one year, 33% leave after three years, and 40-50% leave within their first five years (Geiger & Pivovarova, 2018). Effective mentorship programs can effectively assist teachers in overcoming the challenges that lead to resignation. This study implemented a teacher mentorship program where the mentor was a teacher educator who had worked with the mentees in their undergraduate program. Utilizing a qualitative approach, the study examined first-year teachers’ performance through monthly field observations, interviews, and self-reflections. Themes emerged that are critical to a first-year teacher’s performance: (a) increased instructional effectiveness; (b) relinquish survival mode, and (c) effective management.https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/28560University mentorship programmentoringfirst-year teacherteacher educator |
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| title | The Relationship Between a University-Based Mentorship Program and First-Year Teachers’ Performance |
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