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ERIC Number: EJ585665
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Breaking through Isolation with New Teacher Groups.
Rogers, Dwight L.; Babinski, Leslie
Educational Leadership, v56 n8 p38-40 May 1999
Two education professors developed New Teacher Groups to offer a safe place where beginning teachers can voice their concerns, share their joys and frustrations, and help one another deal with problems. Interviews with participants revealed that nearly two-thirds attended for personal and professional support they could get nowhere else. (MLH)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Collegiality, Elementary Education, Group Dynamics, Listening, Loneliness, Problem Solving, Professional Isolation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Instructional Support; North Carolina; Teacher Support Groups