Does Placement Diversity Really Matter? Using Placement Diversity for Program Improvement and Decision Making

• In Event: Supporting Diversity and Equity in Educator Preparation

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

• Zafer Unal, University of South Florida

• Aslihan Unal, Georgia Southern University

• Yasar Bodur, Georgia Southern University

• Michael Roy Sampson, St. Johns University