Educator Induction: A Qualitative Study Comparing the Relationships and Engagement Between Educators and Mentors During Induction
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A Doctoral Capstone Project
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Author: Stragand, Jason Alonzo
Date Issued
2023
Abstract
Educator induction programs are designed to support new educators and educational specialists during their first years of teaching. The research problem this study aimed to
remediate was the challenge of designing an induction program that comprehensively supports educators and educational specialists with different job types. A comprehensive
educator induction program systematically and explicitly teaches new educators workplace systems, routines, and policies, while sharpening the instructional lens of the practitioner. The purpose of this study was 1) to determine if correlations existed between the relationships of educators and mentors and the level of engagement of the educators during induction and 2) to identify the components of comprehensive educator induction programs. A quantitative research approach, through closed surveys, was used to collect data to answer the research questions. Three groups of stakeholders participated in the study: educators and educational specialists, mentors, and intermediate unit educator induction leaders. The data analysis concluded there was no significant evidence to suggest the strength of the relationship between mentee and mentor impacted the engagement of the mentee during induction.
remediate was the challenge of designing an induction program that comprehensively supports educators and educational specialists with different job types. A comprehensive
educator induction program systematically and explicitly teaches new educators workplace systems, routines, and policies, while sharpening the instructional lens of the practitioner. The purpose of this study was 1) to determine if correlations existed between the relationships of educators and mentors and the level of engagement of the educators during induction and 2) to identify the components of comprehensive educator induction programs. A quantitative research approach, through closed surveys, was used to collect data to answer the research questions. Three groups of stakeholders participated in the study: educators and educational specialists, mentors, and intermediate unit educator induction leaders. The data analysis concluded there was no significant evidence to suggest the strength of the relationship between mentee and mentor impacted the engagement of the mentee during induction.
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Keywords: new teacher induction, educator induction, educator mentors, teacher attrition, induction planning
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