Tracking Preservice Teachers' Placement Diversity Data for Program Improvement and Decision Making

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to (1) describe how a teacher education institution developed a web application to record and calculate diversity of the field practicum placements; and (2) describe how the institution used the placement diversity data to conduct research for program improvement and decision making.

Authors

• Aslihan Unal, Georgia Southern University

• Zafer Unal, University of South Florida - St. Petersburg