The surveys were completed at pre-seminar sessions during the teachers' induction program.
A more recent research conducted by Hughes and Pate (2012) suggests a teacher balanced scorecard as an instrument to evaluate teacher education induction programs.
The identification process highlights practices such as effective student and faculty support systems, outreach to the community, health and psychological support, judicious and fair discipline policies, little or no tracking, and high-quality teacher induction and mentoring programs.
He wants "to have the tenure decision made after" California teachers finish BTSA, an induction program teachers must complete to clear their credentials, and he suggests a timeline of three to five years.
These results are useful for orienting the strengthening initial teacher education and for the design of induction programs.
First, well-structured and resourced induction programs can support new teachers in their transition to full teaching responsibilities before they obtain all the rights and responsibilities of full-time professional teachers.
There are states like Connecticut and North Carolina which put in place reforms in the 1990s where they raised salaries for teachers, raised standards for teachers for entry, preparation, and licensing, put in place induction programs to measure good teaching with strong performance assessments as well as support.
But his strategies — scrapping certification, better testing and improved compensation — cannot hope to produce master teachers without a more thoughtful teacher induction system.
Sara Bubb works in the Department of Early Years and Primary Education at the Institute of Education specialising in new teacher induction, professional development and leadership.
Even after graduating to become in-service teachers, novice teachers need a teacher induction to help them maintain their early career while they develop professional skills.
