Finders and keepers : helping new teachers survive and thrive in our schools /

"This important and much-needed book is based on a longitudinal study of fifty new teachers during their first years in the classroom. It highlights the cases of ten, whose stories vividly illustrate the joys and disappointments of new teachers in today's schools. The book documents why th...

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Main Author: Johnson, Susan Moore
Corporate Author: Project on the Next Generation of Teachers
Other Authors: Birkeland, Sarah E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, Calif. : [Chichester : Jossey-Bass ; John Wiley], 2004.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Jossey-Bass education series
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Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Greater Expectation, Higher Demands / Susan Moore Johnson and Morgaen L. Donaldson
  • 2. The Next Generation of Teachers / Susan Moore Johnson and Heather G. Peske
  • 3. What Teaching Pays, What Teaching Costs / Susan Moore Johnson and Edward Liu
  • 4. Seeking Success with Students / Susan Moore Johnson and Sarah E. Birkeland
  • 5. Schools that Support New Teachers
  • 6. Filling the Curriculum Void / Susan Moore Johnson and David Kauffman
  • 7. Professional Culture and the Promise of Colleagues / Susan Moore Johnson and Susan M. Kardos
  • 8. Making Better Matches in Hiring / Susan Moore Johnson and Edward Liu
  • 9. Supporting New Teachers Through School-Based Induction / Susan Moore Johnson and Susan M. Kardos
  • 10. Sustaining New Teachers Through Professional Growth / Susan Moore Johnson and Morgaen L. Donaldson
  • 11. Finders and Keepers.