Addressing Early-Career Attrition Through Teacher Induction and Mentorship Programs: A Pan-Canadian Document Analysis Study

• In Event: Innovative Mentoring Strategies

Abstract

Internationally, teachers often abandon the profession in their first two to five years.. Despite the persistence of high teacher attrition rates in Canada, no recent pan-Canadian statistics or comprehensive reviews are available. As education is a provincial/territorial responsibility, with attendant variations in school systems and policies, responses to such concerns tend to be compartmentalized and often remain unavailable for other jurisdictions. This paper reports on the exploratory, pan-Canadian document analysis study that examined: a) the organization and mandates of teacher induction programs in each jurisdiction; b) the role of mentorship as an aspect of teacher induction programs in each jurisdiction; and, c) the mandated roles, duties, and responsibilities of school administrators in teacher induction and mentorship processes in each jurisdiction.

Authors

• Benjamin Kutsyuruba, Queen's University

• Lorraine Godden, Queen's University

• Leigha Tregunna, Queen's University