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Achinstein, Betty – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2012
The task of preparing and supporting new teachers for working with diverse youth has generated widespread interest in induction and mentoring programs (Wang & Odell, 2002). However, much of mentoring in practice falls short of equity- and diversity-focused work. It can be better characterized as "situational adjustment, technical advice, and…
Descriptors: Mentors, Student Diversity, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Beginning Teacher Induction
Retaining Teachers of Color: A Pressing Problem and a Potential Strategy for "Hard-to-Staff" Schools
Achinstein, Betty; Ogawa, Rodney T.; Sexton, Dena; Freitas, Casia – Review of Educational Research, 2010
Given calls to diversify the teaching workforce, this review examines research on retention and turnover of teachers of color, focusing on new teachers because they leave at disproportionately high rates. Reviewing 70 studies, the authors found that (a) recent national studies identify turnover rates for teachers of color are now higher than those…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Diversity (Faculty), Teacher Persistence, Student Diversity
Achinstein, Betty; Barrett, Adele – Teachers College Record, 2004
Research on new teachers identifies two critical challenges in relation to how novices view their students: practice shock that results in an over focus on controlling students and a cultural mismatch that causes novices to see diversity as a problem. This article explores how mentoring strategies intervene at this critical phase, influencing…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Diversity, Mentors, Classroom Techniques