Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-157) and index.
Setting the stage -- Planning a fantasy -- A question of survival: planning for control and management -- Facing the common problems of beginning teachers -- Coping and avoiding burnout -- Becoming professional -- The second year: a refinement of the first -- Problems of a changing context: accountability, mentoring, and teacher evaluation.
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First year teachers-- United States, Case studies.
Seventh grade (Education)-- United States, Case studies.