Effectiveness of Alternative Teacher Preparation on Student Academic Achievement 公开

Abstract

This research study provides insight into two alternative teacher preparation programs located in Memphis, Tennessee. It uses a review of current literature, examines both program websites and a yearbook and the Tennessee Higher Education Commissions 2014 Report Card for each program, and interviews with first year teachers to understand the effectiveness of alternative teacher preparation programs on student academic achievement. The findings show that the Memphis Teacher Residency and Teach for America Memphis have aspects that prepare effective teachers, as student test scores indicate. The findings suggest that education reformers could benefit from additional program research in order to pinpoint which program aspects result in teacher effectiveness in order that they might be replicated.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 1

THE RESEARCH PROBLEM 1

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 3

BACKGROUND 4

RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 6

RESEARCH GOALS: 6

EDUCATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE: 6

CHAPTER 2 8

REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 8

INTRODUCTION 8

ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION: DEFINITION AND IMPLEMENTATION 8

ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS: SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND PURPOSE 11

ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 13

SUMMARY 15

CHAPTER 3 16

METHODOLOGY 16

RESTATEMENT OF PURPOSE 16

RESEARCH DESIGN 17

RESEARCH SETTING 17

SAMPLE QUESTIONS TO GUIDE THE DIALOGUE 18

PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS 19

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS 19

PROFILE OF THE RESEARCHER 21

PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS 23

CHAPTER 4 24

FINDINGS 24

INTRODUCTION 24

RESEARCH QUESTION 1: 24

RESEARCH QUESTION 2: 33

RESEARCH QUESTION 3: 36

CHAPTER 5 45

DISCUSSION, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND CONCLUSION 45

INTRODUCTION 45

DISCUSSION 45

RECOMMENDATIONS 55

CONCLUSION 56

REFERENCES 57

APPENDIX A: INTERNAL REVIEW BOARD DETERMINATION 59

APPENDIX B: LETTER OF INITIAL CONTACT 61

APPENDIX D: SAMPLE QUESTION GUIDE 65

APPENDIX E: SAMPLE INTERVIEW RESPONSES 66

APPENDIX F: PROFILE OF PROGRAM COMPLETERS 67

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School	Emory College
Department	Educational Studies
Degree	BA
Submission	Honors Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Education, Teacher Training
关键词	Student Achievement Alternative Teacher Preparation
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Downey, Charles A, Emory University Cadray Jr., Joseph, Emory University
Committee Members	Boigues-Lopez, Jose Luis, Emory University Pinkney, Adrianne Rochelle, Emory University

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