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Meyers, Barbara; Fisher, Teresa R.; Alicea, Monica; Bloxson, Kolt M. – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background/Context: Teach For America (TFA) affiliates with universities in most of its 40 regions nationally; however, few researchers intentionally study the content and processes of a partnership between TFA and a college of education. Purpose/Research Question/Focus of Study: To ensure that investments both organizations were making had a…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Professional Associations, Schools of Education, Universities
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Bridwell, Sandra D. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2012
The detrimental effects of high-stakes testing and accountability mandates are experienced disproportionately in high-poverty urban schools, which African American and Hispanic students are more likely to attend. However, the literature does not fully address how teachers experience the inequitable working and learning conditions in these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High Stakes Tests, Teacher Effectiveness, Accountability
Ilmer, Steven; Kirby, Peggy C. – Online Submission, 2007
The 21 urban research universities that are members of the Great Cities' Universities (GCU) annually enroll approximately 20 percent of the students in the United States who are preparing to teach in K12 urban schools. This study examined the experiences of GCU-sponsored, school-university teacher preparation partnerships in Atlanta, Houston,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Urban Teaching, Urban Schools, Research Universities