“…Research has shown that despite what they learn in uni versity courses, beginning teachers' early experiences in urban schools often serve to reinforce negative beliefs and create more cynical perspectives (Causey, Thomas, & Armento, 2000;Cross, 2003). These studies and oth ers suggest that school context plays a critical role in beginning teachers' experiences and socialization (Achinstein, Ogawa, & Speiglman, 2004;Flores, 2006;Flores & Day, 2006;Kelchtermans & Ballet, 2002;McGinnis, Parker, & Graeber, 2004) and amplify calls by Wideen, MayerSmith, and Moon (1998) for teacher educators to focus more attention on how the social and cultural conditions of school sites influence teacherstudent interactions.…”