Evaluation of Teacher Preparation Programs: A Reality Show in Kentucky

Sharon Kukla-Acevedo (), Megan Streams and Eugenia Toma
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Sharon Kukla-Acevedo: Deparment of Political Science, Central Michigan University
Megan Streams: College of Public Service and Urban Affairs, Tennessee State University

No 2009-09, Working Papers from University of Kentucky, Institute for Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

Abstract: Title II of the Higher Education Act requires states to evaluate their teacher preparation programs (TPPs). In response, many states have introduced measures to evaluate TPPs similar to the ways in which they are evaluating K-12 schools. Some states, including Kentucky, have initiated pilot projects to assess the feasibility of statewide TPP evaluations. This paper stems from the Kentucky initiative and addresses methodological and data issues raised by the efforts to evaluate teacher preparation programs. This paper identifies some of the conceptual and empirical challenges of TPP evaluations. The purpose of this exercise is to serve as a model of learning for scholars interested in TPP evaluation and for policymakers and practitioners who are considering similar types of evaluations for their states.

Keywords: Teacher preparation; evaluation; student achievement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37 pages
Date: 2009-03
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