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ERIC Number: EJ425062
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Supporting First-Year Teachers with Professional Development Specialists.
McDavid, Teddy A.
Teacher Education and Practice, v6 n2 p83-85 Fall-Win 1990-91
Describes the Houston Independent School District's support program involving pairs of beginning and mentor teachers and several professional development specialists who support and train the mentors and help the novice teachers on a personal basis. The specialists are an important factor in retention and development of first year teachers, especially minorities. (SM)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education, Faculty Development, Interpersonal Relationship, Mentors, Minority Group Teachers, Professional Development, Public Schools, Role Models, Specialists, Teacher Improvement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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