Many mentoring policies do not differentiate between novice special education teachers and their general education counterparts. Although novice special education teachers may benefit in part from general induction practices, their experience is limited when there is little attention given to their unique instructional needs. Policymakers can…

Written to meet the Peace Corps' need for a coherent policy on the use and dissemination of its core curriculum materials and its need for a comprehensive philosophy, the guide contains the philosophy, goals, and policy for Peace Corps training. The following nine sections are included: (1) executive summary; (2) introduction, which describes the…

Intended for regional and in-country Peace Corps staff, this guide contains standards that are the minimum expectations for Peace Corps training worldwide. The introduction sets forth nine assumptions that underlie the use and monitoring of the standards and also contains tabular material that describes how the standards will be used and monitored…

In this article, the authors explore the ideas that revolve around improving the quality of the teacher workforce through the pursuit of two related goals: (1) teachers who are hired by school districts will have as beginning professionals the acquired knowledge, habits of mind, and skills necessary to meet the needs of the students within the…