Journal of Case Studies in Education

Early career physical education t The retention of quality teachers has become a critical educational system. Unfortunately, various estimates identify profession within the first five years. To address on identifying ways of enhancing positively affect the integration and retention of early career teachers. development of positive teaching efficacy, or the belief in one’s ability to be successful across various teaching tasks. For the most part traditional classroom settings with little empirical work setting. The purpose of this paper is to examine sources that inf early career physical education teachers education teachers shared how their beginning teaching experiences affected their teaching efficacy. Both individual and conte analysis. Results revealed several sources tied to the role and effectiveness of their mentor. Specifically, the role and effectiveness of the mentor specific to the physical education context revealed that the physical education setting created unique sources of influence on these teachers early integration into their teaching environment. Some teachers built confidence with the assistance from mentors while most figured it out on their own. Further are required to verify or refute the assumed effectiveness of mentoring programs