Mentoring new teachers: Promise and problems in times of teacher shortage

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-108

  Martinez, Kay ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accountability; Beginning teachers; Mentors; Teacher placement; Teacher supply and demand; Teaching profession

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442664152     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494410404800107     Document Type: Review

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