The Induction of Early Childhood Educators: Retention, Needs, and Aspirations (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781350187221)

The Induction of Early Childhood Educators presents new strategies for reducing the number of educators who are leaving the field within the first five years of work. Based on new research carried out with beginning early childhood educators in British Columbia, Canada, Laura K. Doan proposes a set of new best-practices in mentoring and inducting novice early childhood educators. The book offers a clear insight into the needs, identity, challenges, joys, frustrations, isolation, triumphs and support that all new educators face. The chapters cover a range of theoretical approaches such as communities of practice, teacher efficacy, adult learning theory, and professional identity development and show how these can be applied to mentoring, observations, feedback and continuing professional development. While the primary research was carried out in the Canadian context, Doan shows how best practice can be applied elsewhere with examples from around the world.

Author: Laura K. Doan
ISBN-10: 1350187224
ISBN-13: 9781350187221
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 02/08/2024
Pages: 174
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d