| Title: |
Learning from Experience: Initial Findings of a Mentoring/Induction Program for Novice Principals and Superintendents |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Alsbury, Thomas L.; Hackmann, Donald G. |
| Source: |
Planning and Changing. Fall-Win 2006 37(3-4):169-189. |
| Availability: |
Department of Educational Administration and Foundations. College of Education, Illinois State University, Campus Box 5900, Normal, IL 61790-5900. Tel: 309-438-2399; Fax: 309-438-8683; Web site: http://education.illinoisstate.edu/planning/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
21 |
| Publication Date: |
2006 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Logical Thinking; Evaluation Research; Administrators; Educational Administration; Mentors; Principals; Superintendents; Formative Evaluation; Pilot Projects; Surveys; Faculty Development; Teacher Education; Experiential Learning |
| Geographic Terms: |
Iowa |
| ISSN: |
0032-0684 |
| Abstract: |
This article reports findings from formative assessments of one state's administrator mentoring and induction program during two years of program piloting in 2002/03 and 2003/04. The purpose of this evaluation research was to establish baseline data and to detect problem areas, so that changes could be made in subsequent years. More broadly, the study provides a window into successful components of an administrator mentoring program, according to these novice and experienced administrators. Theoretical perspectives on effective mentoring programs in educational administration are first presented. Quantitative and qualitative data from two surveys of principal and superintendent mentors and their proteges are then presented and analyzed, including trends that arose from the data. The study concludes by presenting recommendations for the design and implementation of administrative mentoring programs of this type. The following are appended: (1) Iowa Administrator Mentoring and Induction Program Assessment: 2002/2003; and (2) Iowa Administrator Mentoring and Induction Program Assessment: 2003/2004. (Contains 3 tables.) |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| Number of References: |
42 |
| Entry Date: |
2007 |
| Access URL: |
http://education.illinoisstate.edu/planning/articles/vol37.php |
| Accession Number: |
EJ756222 |
| Database: |
ERIC |