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ERIC Number: EJ455173
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4871
Surviving in Urban Schools: A Collaborative Model for a Beginning Teacher Support System.
Colbert, Joel A.; Wolff, Diana E.
Journal of Teacher Education, v43 n3 p193-99 May-Jun 1992
Describes a Los Angeles collaborative university-district teacher induction program which focused on retaining alternative certification teachers in difficult urban schools. The collaboration increased teacher retention, providing systematic support and assistance and reducing feelings of isolation through cooperative planning. After three years, the retention rate was over 95 percent. (SM)
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teacher Induction, College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Labor Turnover, Longitudinal Studies, Mentors, Program Evaluation, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Persistence, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California State University Dominguez Hills; Los Angeles Unified School District CA