ERIC Number: EJ911688
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Feb
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-051X
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Induction Needs of a Group of Teachers at Different Career Stages in a School in the Republic of Ireland: Challenges and Expectations
Aitken, Ro; Harford, Judith
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, v27 n2 p350-356 Feb 2011
This study examines the induction needs of a group of teachers at different career stages working in a socially disadvantaged secondary school in the Republic of Ireland. 44 teachers participated in the study, 11 of whom were student teachers, 11 of whom were newly qualified teachers and 22 of whom were experienced teachers returning to the school after an extended career break (4) or new to the school having previously worked in a different school (18). Through the use of both quantitative and qualitative techniques, including 44 questionnaires and nine semi-structured interviews, this study examines how a school-based induction programme can best accommodate the needs of a diverse group of teachers at different career stages.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Student Teachers, Disadvantaged, Interviews, Experienced Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Questionnaires, Teacher Orientation, Inservice Teacher Education, Reentry Workers, Needs, Secondary School Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland
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