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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Subject of Mentoring: Towards a Knowledge and Practice Base for Content-Focused Mentoring of New Teachers
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Achinstein, Betty; Davis, Emily – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2014
While new teacher mentoring has traditionally focused on socio-emotional support and professional socialization, understanding mentors' role in developing novices' content teaching is needed given new educational reforms. Few researchers have explored a knowledge/practice base for content-focused mentoring. Therefore, we ask: what do…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Mentors, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
The Role of the Mentor in Supporting New Teachers: Associations with Self-Efficacy, Reflection, and Quality
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LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer; Davis, Emily; Wiens, Peter; Pianta, Robert – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2012
In our study, we examined variation in mentoring aspects of an induction program for 77 novice teachers and associations with self-efficacy, reflection, and quality of student-teacher interactions. Mentors' previous experience and full- vs. part-time status predicted novices' perception of support, reflection, and observed student-teacher…
Descriptors: Mentors, Self Efficacy, Teacher Orientation, Beginning Teachers