Classified "A" by ANVUR in the fields 11/D1, 11/D2 Scientific in the field 14.
Abstract:
The tutor teacher for newly hired teachers plays a strategic role during their probationary year (Ridge & Lavigne, 2020; Fiorucci & Moretti, 2019; 2022) through the sharing of collaborative planning and tools for mutual observation in classroom, with the aim of facilitating the active integration of newly hired teachers into the school context. The sharing of training activities among teachers has positive effects on both the tutor and the newly hired teacher, promoting the empowerment of both (Balconi, Nigris, Reggiani & Vannini, 2020; Wilcoxen & Steiner, 2020). This paper examines the main aspects of the empowerment of tutor teachers from the Local School Networks of Rome, Rieti, and Viterbo, who participated in in-service training activities provided by the Department of Education Sciences of Roma Tre University, in collaboration with the Regional School Office for Lazio, during the 2023/2024 school year. The unit of analysis is made up of 1,560 tutor teachers from all school levels. The outcomes of the study, obtained through semi-structured questionnaires, reveal some significant aspects of empowerment facilitated by the training program.
