TY  - JOUR
TI  - Mediation Analysis of the Perceived Effects of Mentoring and Induction Programs by Beginning Teachers on Career Decisions
AU  - Kaniuka, T.
AU  - Mills, B.
AU  - Johnson, A.
AU  - Haire, E.
AB  - Mentoring has long been championed as an effective method to improve the early careers of beginning teachers and has been implemented in hopes of ameliorating the disproportionate attrition rates within the first five years for beginning teachers. This current study examined how important mentoring support is viewed by beginning teachers in influencing their decision to remain in education. Factor analysis was unitized to evaluate and validate using three constructs derived from the 2018 North Carolina Teachers Working Conditions Survey. The subsequent mediated analysis revealed that 1) beginning teachers viewed the support and engagement in mentoring related activities as important factors in their decision making, and 2) they viewed mentoring as influential in their commitment to stay in their current school. Implications for policy and leadership will be discussed.  
IS  - 2
JO  - International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring
PY  - 2025
KW  - Mentoring
KW  - teachers
KW  - Induction
KW  - instruction
KW  - attrition
KW  - mediation
SP  - 198
EP  - 213
UR  - radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/e8fce6ee-2b14-42a6-9cd1-cf56e30a614c/1/
VL  - 23
LA  - English
ER  -