- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Assessing coherency in teacher education programs: implications for leadership, 2003
- Creator:
- Hampton, Tarin T. D.
- Date of Original:
- 2003-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This study examines 14 indicators of coherence in teacher education programs that can be utilized to assess teacher education programs for their ability to produce high quality successful teachers. The indicators were further developed into a protocol for the purpose of assessment. This study was based on the premise that these fourteen indicators would assess coherency in any teacher education program to determine the areas in which the program was performing successfully in providing quality teaching in its teacher preparation program, and in which areas it was not performing successfully. This provided firsthand knowledge for the professors to utilize in making informed decisions about the weak areas of their program. A case study analysis approach was used to test the protocol, and the data gathered is reported in the text of this document as it was reported to the program that is the subject of the case study. The researcher found that the protocol developed can be very instrumental in providing faculty teaching in teacher education programs with valuable information which will assist them in making informed decisions about their program from numerous perspectives. The conclusions drawn from the findings suggest that if programs of teacher education utilize this protocol to assess their programs' level of coherency, they will also identify their programs' strengths and weaknesses. They will also be able to make valuable informed decisions about needed changes they should make in the program and maintain aspects of the program that are strong. With all faculty members of a program buying into the process, it can be very successful in improving from the inside out, instead of waiting until students graduate to find out that they are inadequately prepared for the teaching profession.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2003_hampton_tarin_td.pdf
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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