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Direct linkKretchmar, Kerry; Sondel, Beth; Ferrare, Joseph J. – Educational Policy, 2018
In this article, we illustrate the relationships between Teach For America (TFA) and the deregulation of university-based teacher education programs. We use policy network analysis to create a visual representation of TFA's connections to individuals, organizations, and private corporations who are working to shift the way teachers are prepared.…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Education, Higher Education, Program Evaluation
Park, Toby J.; Tandberg, David A.; Shim, Hyun-Ki; Hu, Shouping; Herrington, Carolyn D. – Educational Policy, 2018
Faced with declining numbers of students in teacher education programs, policymakers in many states are considering new actions that might increase teacher supply. One approach that has gained increasing popularity is community colleges beginning to offer 4-year degrees in teacher education. This study explores state adoption of these programs and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Supply and Demand, Declining Enrollment
Brady, Michael P.; Miller, Katie M.; McCormick, Jazarae; Heiser, Lawrence A. – Educational Policy, 2018
Educators struggle with "value-added" teacher evaluation models based on high-stakes student assessments. Despite validity and reliability threats, these models evaluate university-based teacher preparation programs (TPPs), and play a role in state and professional accreditation. This study reports a more rational value-added evaluation…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Value Added Models, Grade Point Average, High Stakes Tests
Kavanagh, Kara M.; Fisher-Ari, Teresa R. – Educational Policy, 2020
Nested within a 5-year examination of Teach for America (TFA) corps members' experiences with learning to teach, this article focuses on the salient theme of "Reform Models" found in data collected when a highly publicized testing cheating scandal was breaking in this urban district. Using constructivist grounded theory, researchers…
Descriptors: Accountability, Public Policy, Educational Policy, Educational Change
Abbate-Vaughn, Jorgelina; Paugh, Patricia C.; Douglass, Anne – Educational Policy, 2011
The political emphasis on early education speaks of growing expectations for equal access and the need to ensure quality--by way of standard accountability measures--on behalf of all young children. A central element in the improvement of early education focuses on teacher quality. In this article we examine and discuss the challenges related to…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Young Children, Politics of Education
Lobman, Carrie; Ryan, Sharon – Educational Policy, 2008
With the expansion in publicly funded prekindergarten programs across the country, a number of policy initiatives are aiming to bring these various providers of preschool services together to create coordinated systems of early care and education. This article reports the findings of a focus group study with stakeholders at all levels of the…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Preschool Teachers, Professional Development, Teacher Education Programs
