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Whatever it takes: How beginning teachers learn to survive

Reports of high attrition rates among beginning teachers suggest that new practitioners need help to develop coping strategies, preferably while they are still teacher candidates under the supervision of experienced teachers. Defining teaching as an ill-defined problem, where beginners have a limite...

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Published in:	Teaching and teacher education 2010-04, Vol.26 (3), p.559-564
Main Authors:	Le Maistre, Cathrine, Paré, Anthony
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Subjects:	Adjustment (to Environment) Attrition Beginning Teacher Induction Beginning Teachers Candidates Coping Coping strategies Experienced Teachers Mentoring Mentors Problem solving Satisficing Skill Development Teacher candidates Teacher Competencies Teacher education Teacher Role Teachers Teaching Skills Veterans
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