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ERIC Number: EJ482540
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
Mentoring and Other Support Behaviors in Elementary Schools.
Bainer, Deborah L.; Didham, Cheryl
Journal of Educational Research, v87 n4 p240-47 Mar-Apr 1994
Reports a study that identified the dimensional structure of mentoring and other support behaviors that occur among adults in elementary schools. A questionnaire about support relationships completed by 488 elementary teachers found 6 factors that were dimensions of support: mentoring, supporting, collaborating, career strategizing, supervising, and grounding. (SM)
Descriptors: Career Development, Collegiality, Cooperation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Interpersonal Competence, Interprofessional Relationship, Mentors, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Supervision
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Teacher Support