Research on MSP Teacher Recruitment, Induction, Retention

本研究的重点是教师入职和留用问题，并将在大约6个MSP项目中从2-3个MSP队列中探索这些活动。在前两年，研究人员将开展探索性研究活动，以确定一组具有教师诱导数量和类型的MSPS，值得进一步研究。在项目的这一阶段，研究人员将主要进行定性研究，如文件检查、电话访谈和探索性实地考察。在第2-5年，研究人员将对六个选定的msp进行重点案例研究，并收集和分析更广泛的数据。此外，五年的项目时间表允许进行纵向调查，以探索项目变化及其原因/影响以及初级教师参与MSP诱导活动后的信念、知识和实践变化等现象。

This research study focuses on issues of teacher induction and retention and will explore these activities in about six MSP projects from among 2-3 MSP cohorts. During the first two years, the researchers will conduct exploratory research activities to identify a set of MSPS having an amount and type of teacher induction that merits further investigation. During this phase of the project, researchers will conduct primarily qualitative research such as document inspection, telephone interviews and exploratory site visits. In years 2-5 researchers will conduct focused case studies of the six selected MSPs and more extensive data collection will be gathered and analyzed. In addition, the five-year project timeline permits a longitudinal investigation that explores phenomena such as program changes and their causes/effects and changes in beginner teachers/ beliefs, knowledge and practice as a result of their participation in the MSP induction activities.