A REVIEW OF NOVICE TEACHERS' RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THEIR COLLEAGUES, PEERS AND ADMINISTRATORS STUDIES: AIMS, METHODOLOGIES, GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CLAIMS AND SUGGESTIONS

Abstract

Beginning teachers face many challenges and often have many problems and areas of concern. All of these factors affect the teacher induction programs and by this means beginning teachers adjust sooner to induction process. As a result of this, both social and personal challenges and problems ease. This situation increases beginning teachers' self-efficiency and thus it reflects educational-instructional process and students. Consequently, with overcoming lacks of the teachers, school environment and learning will be more effective. In this paper, it is tried to make a thematic review by using a previously constructed matrix with aims, methodologies, general knowledge claims and suggestions. The databases were searched. 28 studies containing these words are analyzed in this research. This analyses includes following titles; aims, methods, results, suggestions of the studies about novice teachers' relationships among their colleagues, peers and administrators. It has been seen that there are various conceptions at this topic. So, it is wanted to classify these notions in order to provide a contribution at literature. It is thought that this review can be helpful for researchers in terms of gathering the beginning teachers' relationships with other school staffs researches together.