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Publication Date: 2022
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Raising Stakeholder Voices: A Formative Tool for Strengthening PDSs
Catherine Wade
School-University Partnerships, v15 n1 p2-11 Spr 2022
Although PDS success has been widely reported within the research literature, missing from the literature are studies of formative tools that facilitate PDS implementation and development using stakeholders' collective perspectives. The purpose of this study was to understand how a participatory process, referred to as InQuiry, can be used for collecting, organizing, and examining educator perspectives. This study illustrates how we developed and used a formative tool and how the findings contributed to our collective understanding of the PDSs' current strengths and areas for improvement. The research questions guiding this study included, "How could the InQuiry process using Q-Methodology be used to capture shared educator perspectives regarding the PDS network's development?" Three strong factors were identified: "A Focus on University/PDS Teacher Candidate Preparation," "A Focus on Culturally Responsive Education," and "A Focus on Furthering Education" These factors represented shared stakeholder perspectives and indicated areas of strength as well as signaled areas for further partnership growth.
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Formative Evaluation, Program Improvement, Q Methodology, Networks, Culturally Relevant Education, College School Cooperation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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