Bridging Preparation and Practice: Early-Career Educational Leader Induction Efforts in a U.S. State

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Abstract

The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to better understand the perceptions of educational leaders and mentors participating in an induction program sponsored by a U.S. state education agency. Leveraging social cognitive career theory as a conceptual framework, we were particularly interested in examining the program's influence on participants' mindset and practice as educational leaders. Results suggested that while mentors exercised positive influence on participants, the demands of participants’ jobs stymied any considerable shifts in participants’ mindset and practice.

Authors

• Bryan A. VanGronigen, University of Delaware

• Lauren P. Bailes, University of Delaware