The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the Florida Beginning Teacher Program in its initial year of operation by: (1) assessing the level of inclusion of the prescribed competency domains in the Florida preservice teacher education programs; (2) assessing the frequency of utilization of the legislatively mandated competencies in the program, and (3) analyzing the relationship between perceptions of beginning teachers regarding adequacy of preparation and frequency of utilization of competencies. / The data yielding sample was composed of 60 beginning teachers from 15 county districts which participated in the Beginning Teacher Program in the school year 1982-83. A 32-item instrument using a 5-point Likert type scale based on the SunCoast Area Teacher Training instrument was utilized for data collection. / Findings were that: (1) Florida teacher education graduates perceived their preservice preparation in most areas in the legislatively mandated 24 generic competencies adequate to meet the requirements of the Beginning Teacher Program; (2) All of the 24 generic competencies described in the 32 items were frequently utilized. (3) There is no significant relationship found between beginning teacher perceptions of the adequacy of their preparation in competency areas and the frequency with which they use these competencies. / Criticism of the Beginning Teacher Program by participants reflected that special support staff (librarians, speech therapists, etc.) did not consider it relevant. Discontent was also expressed by out-of-state teachers who had completed similar competency based programs. / Areas of inadequate preparation were: human growth and development, record keeping systems, affective skills for positive interactions, value clarification, special needs for exceptional children and counselling students for academic needs. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-03, Section: A, page: 0634. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75084 |
| Contributors | OGUNTADE, BARBARA LINDSEY., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 151 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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