%0 Journal Article
%T Principal leadership in new teacher induction: Becoming agents of change
%A FINNEY CHERIAN
%A YVETTE DANIEL
%J International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership
%D 2008
%I Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Simon Fraser University, George Mason University
%X This small-scale pilot study investigated the role of school principals in the induction of new teachers in Ontario, Canada. Building upon the theoretical framework of Bolman and Deal (2002), as well as interviews, document analysis, and review of extant literature, the following findings were established: (a) Principals expressed that the educative mentorship of novices requires the engagement of the entireschool community; and (b) Principals, veterans, and novices saw teaching as an intellectual, moral, and political endeavor that required their collective involvement. We suggest that principals employ the notion of ˇ°communities of practiceˇ± to instill a culture of support for new teacher induction.
%U http://journals.sfu.ca/ijepl/index.php/ijepl/article/view/97/35