Implementation of a Developmental Evaluation Framework to Explore an Alternative Teacher Licensure Partnership Program

• In Event: Roundtable Session 57
  In Roundtable Session: Methodological Issues and Approaches to Program Evaluation in Schools

Abstract

There is a lack of scholarship surrounding partnerships between traditional university teacher preparation programs and alternative routes to licensure. There is a particularly deep conflict between many champions of conventional teacher preparation and Teach for America (TFA). We utilized a developmental evaluation approach to evaluate the first year of a partnership between a university and TFA. Findings include a timeline of key decision points that led to the inception of the partnership, and its development over time. Further, the different core values of each organization led to opportunities and challenges. Findings may inform (1) the evaluation field, as a case of how a developmental evaluation approach was taken in a highly polarized environment, and (b) those involved in teacher preparation.

Authors

• Melissa J. Chapman Haynes, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

• Felicia Megan Karas, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

• Deborah R. Dillon, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

• Anil Hurkadli, Teach For America, Inc.