Do Apprentice Workshops Benefit the Novice Teacher?

The purpose of the present study is to examine the benefit of specialized pedagogical workshops in the eyes of the novice teacher. The data analysis of the questionnaire showed three main factors: Skill development and capability of the teacher, involvement of the teaching community including the administration and emotional support. The study findings indicate that the more the teachers feel that the workshop assists them to be more involved in the school community the more they can improve their skills and capabilities as a teacher. In addition it was found that the more the teachers were granted emotional support during the course of the workshop from their colleagues, the more professional and involved they become in their work. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).