Futuring for “Grow Your Own” Teachers Programs: Learning and Listening to Youth Voices

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Abstract

Given this year’s call to engage in “futuring for education”, this paper presents findings from a pilot study that leverages the voices of high school youths with future aspirations in the field of education. More specifically, the paper draws on Q-methodology, a mixed-methods research approach, to deepen our understanding about “Grow Your Own” teachers’ career pathway programs from the subjective perspectives of enrolled students and to better understand how to design and tailor programs to meet their needs. Findings highlight striking convergent and divergent discourses related to recruitment strategies, financial support, and critical pedagogy in teacher preparation. The paper concludes with implications and recommendations for school-university partnerships and teacher preparation research, policy, and practice.

Authors

• Shereen Aly Mohamed Sayed, University of Georgia

• Morgan Faison, University of Georgia

• Matthew Nyaaba, University of Georgia

• Brandi N. Hinnant-Crawford, Clemson University