scholarly journals A phenomenological case study of a graduate comprehensive deaf education teacher preparation program : implications for collaborative educational leadership in diverse contexts

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen S. Engler
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 34-44
Author(s):  
Jahnette Wilson ◽  
Sam Brower ◽  
Teresa Edgar ◽  
Amber Thompson ◽  
Shea Culpepper

Accountability and rigor in teacher education have been the focus of recent policy initiatives. Thus, data use practices have become increasingly critical to informing program improvement. Educational researchers have established self-study as a research methodology to intentionally be used by teacher educators to improve their practice. The purpose of the self-study described in this article was to examine the data use practices of one teacher preparation program in an effort to facilitate improvement of the program's capacity in using program data. The qualitative data gathered in this case study proved to be pivotal in the continuous improvement efforts of the teacher preparation program; thus, the usefulness and value of the findings within this case study have implications for how institutional self-study and qualitative data can support quantitative programmatic data in order to facilitate programmatic improvement initiatives.


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