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What do first-year special education teachers need?

Analysis of focus groups of beginning special education teachers, teacher mentors, and administrators considers the needs of beginning special education teachers, forms of needed support, content of needed support, and the sense of isolation and need for support. Implications for teacher induction and teacher mentoring programs are drawn, also print and Web resources on mentoring and beginning teachers are identified.

• Contributor: Whitaker, S.D.
• Date Published: September-October
• Journal/Secondary Title: Teaching Exceptional Children
• Number: 2
• Volume: 33
• Year: 2000

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NIUSI: Professional Effort: Learning Assessment
• Network/channel: NIUSI: Professional Effort: Teaching Design & Practices
• Network/channel: NIUSI: Student Effort: Learning

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