Teacher induction: Exploring beginning teacher mentorship

Canadian Journal of Education

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 703-733

  Hellsten, Laurie ann M ^a   Prytula, Michelle P ^a   Ebanks, Althea ^a   Lai, Hollis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Learning communities; Mentor relationship; Multiple mentors; Theoretical model

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950524045     PISSN: 03802361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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