ERIC Number: ED603916
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
Pages: 24
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A New Evaluation Approach for Teacher Preparation Programs Using Labor Market Competitiveness of Teacher Applicants. WCER Working Paper No. 2020-3
Goff, Peter; Yang, Hyunwoo; Yang, Minseok; Batt, Lena; Xie, Xin; You, Eunji
Wisconsin Center for Education Research
This study introduces a new approach to measure effectiveness of teacher preparation programs at U.S. universities (TPP) by examining to what extent TPPs produce employable teacher candidates. We use teacher application data in Wisconsin public schools from 2014-15 through 2016-17. We find that attending a specific university's TPP makes a difference for novice teacher applicants' job outcomes. However, the competitiveness of a TPP is inextricable from the geographic locale in which it operates. These findings call into question the validity of a contextual and absolute TPP rankings. Our results suggest that graduates of TPPs with strong school and community partnerships are more competitive in the local labor market.
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Employment Potential, Job Applicants, Geographic Location, College Graduates, Labor Market, School Community Programs, Partnerships in Education, Teacher Selection
Wisconsin Center for Education Research. School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1025 West Johnson Street Suite 785, Madison, WI 53706. Tel: 608-263-4200; Fax: 608-263-6448; e-mail: uw-wcer@education.wisc.edu; Web site: https://www.wcer.wisc.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER)
Identifiers - Location: Wisconsin
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