ERIC Number: EJ948678
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1068-1752
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Alumni Mentoring of Beginning Teachers
Wepner, Shelley B.; Krute, Laurence; Jacobs, Susan
SRATE Journal, v18 n2 p56-64 Sum 2009
Alumni who are veteran teachers can become a valuable resource for teacher education programs in mentoring beginning teachers from the same institution. An Alumni Mentoring Guild was established through a School of Education and Office of Career Services to bring back alumni to help beginning teachers. Mentors worked with up to three beginning teachers or new graduates for a year to guide them with the challenges of teaching. A self-efficacy questionnaire, narrative responses, and a contact log were used to assess the program. Recommendations for developing an alumni mentoring program focus on collaboration, recruitment, administrative oversight, participant feedback and improvement of a teacher education program. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Mentors, Teacher Education Programs, Self Efficacy, Alumni, Questionnaires, Personal Narratives, Change Strategies, Beginning Teacher Induction, Teacher Role, Teacher Responsibility, Program Descriptions, Program Implementation, Participant Satisfaction, Experienced Teachers, Faculty Development
Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators. Web site: http://www.sratejournal.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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