ABSTRACT

This mixed methods study investigates novice teacher and coach survey responses from a two-year induction programme to learn more about what makes a good match. We qualitatively analyse comments from all novice teachers and coaches who were paired across years and find shared themes of structural, professional, and personality similarities as well as the importance of coaching support prominent throughout novice teacher responses. We also use logistic regression to indicate that novice teachers’ ratings of coaching skills and coaches’ beliefs about the induction programme fitting within vertical professional development were positive and significant predictors of perceptions of being well matched. Findings have implications for induction programmes on how to match their coaches with novice teachers to enhance teacher development.

摘要

这项混合方法研究调查了为期两年的入职计划的新手教师和教练调查反馈，以了解更多关于什么才是好的匹配。我们定性地分析了所有跨年配对的新手教师和教练的评论，并发现结构、专业和个性相似的共同主题以及教练支持的重要性在新手教师的反应中都很突出。我们还使用逻辑回归来表明新手教师对教练技能的评级和教练对垂直专业发展中的入职计划的信念是良好匹配感知的积极和重要预测因素。调查结果对如何将教练与新手教师相匹配以促进教师发展的入职计划有影响。