ERIC Number: ED593056
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Apr-13
Pages: 42
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Preparing Equity-Focused Preservice Teachers: Exploring Outcomes of the Student Teaching Equity Project
Bell, Nicholas Steven; Soslau, Elizabeth Gayle
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (New York City, NY, Apr 13-17, 2018)
A quasi-experimental mixed-methods study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of an equity intervention on teacher candidates' understandings of school-based inequities. Three pre/post instruments were used to gauge the difference in participants' equity beliefs, skills, and knowledge. Treatment participants (N=35) were exposed to a compilation of curricular modifications including professional workshops, panel events, and online modules. Quantitative findings showed a statistically significant treatment effect and greater growth outcomes for treatment participants compared to control (N=83). Qualitative analyses showed that treatment participants used more specific equity language and displayed greater noticing skills of bias in classroom settings. Implications for practice are provided.
Descriptors: Equal Education, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Intervention, Preservice Teachers, Pretests Posttests, Student Attitudes, Workshops, Online Courses, Group Discussion, Language Usage, Consciousness Raising, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Environment, Social Change, Social Differences, Social Justice, Culturally Relevant Education, Teaching Methods, Cultural Awareness, Vignettes, Elementary School Teachers
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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