Benefits of Faculty Participation in a Research Collaborative for Rural STEM Educator Preparation Programs

• In Event: Rurality in Educational Research and Policy

Abstract

The Teacher Preparation for Rural Teacher Persistence and Retention (TPR2) Noyce Track 4 Research grant was written in 2020 as a collaborative research grant with co-PIs at 14 rural institutions that house STEM educator preparation programs with the aim of investigating the impact of program features that address place and rurality on new teacher’s placement as teachers in rural schools. Throughout the progression of the collection of data, including interviews with STEM educator preparation program (EPP) administrators and faculty, collaborative focus groups, and reflection of the co-PIs, there has been a consistently emerging theme of reflective and change-inspired practice based on the new knowledge gained by each of the faculty serving as a co-PI.

Authors

• Chrissy J Cross, Stephen F. Austin State University

• Devon G. Brenner, Mississippi State University

• Seema Rivera, Clarkson University