Full-Release and Site-Based Mentoring of New Elementary Grade Teachers: An Analysis of Changes in Student Achievement

New Educator

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 329-341

  Fletcher, Stephen H ^a   Strong, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79955740228     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15499243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1547688X.2009.10399583     Document Type: Article

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