TEACHERS INDUCTION PROGRAM COURSES FOR BEGINNING TEACHERS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY

Education

This study examined how well new teachers understand various aspects of the Teacher Induction Program Courses in elementary and secondary public schools. This concurrent triangulation design mixed method was conducted, which aimed to assess beginning teacher of Mabini District in accomplishing the Teachers Induction Program Courses. The quantitative approach utilizing an adopted test questionnaire of beginning teachers revealed that their mean test scores indicated that the implementation was to a great extent meanwhile, for the performance level of the participants based on their IPCRF rating indicated a very satisfactory performance which means that the quality of the induction program alone may not be a determining factor in the performance levels of beginning teachers as measured by the IPCRF rating .Furthermore, the qualitative analysis of ten purposively selected participants using an in-depth interview unravel their difficulties. The beginning teachers’ views, challenges, and coping mechanisms for dealing with the TIP course were organized into six structured themes, each based on a specific question. These themes yielded important subthemes: reading materials as complement of the TIP course, role of assignments and exams in reflecting course material, support for professional development and transition, problems encountered in the TIP course implementation, dealing with obstacles in the Teacher Induction Program Hence, although the Teacher Induction Program is already positively received by the beginning teachers, there are still areas of improvement that can be focused on. For example, the mentoring may be revamped to ensure that both the mentor and the beginning teachers are available for mentoring. Incentives, not necessarily monetary, should be provided to increase their motivation to engage in the induction program. As the induction program is already seen as beneficial, it still has its areas of improvement that can be refined for the future.

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