Grow Your Own: An Umbrella Term for Very Different Localized Teacher Pipeline Programs
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| Title: | Grow Your Own: An Umbrella Term for Very Different Localized Teacher Pipeline Programs |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Danielle Sanderson Edwards (ORCID |
| Source: | Educational Researcher. 2025 54(6):339-347. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Adult Education |
| Descriptors: | Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Shortage, Diversity (Faculty), Teacher Supply and Demand, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Persistence, Program Content, Educational Objectives, High School Students, Adult Students |
| DOI: | 10.3102/0013189X251333404 |
| ISSN: | 0013-189X 1935-102X |
| Abstract: | "Grow Your Own" (GYO) programs have emerged as a new approach to expanding teacher supply, addressing localized shortages, and diversifying the profession. However, little is known about the scale and design of GYO programs, which recruit and support individuals from the local community to become teachers. We conduct a quantitative content analysis of 94 GYO initiatives and find that "GYO" is an umbrella term used to describe teacher pipeline programs with very different purposes, participants, and program features. Although nearly all GYO initiatives aim to increase local supply, far fewer offer programming aligned with reducing shortages in hard-to-staff subjects and schools, increasing diversity, and improving effectiveness. We propose a new classification scheme to facilitate more precise discussions of GYO programs. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1482578 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | "Grow Your Own" (GYO) programs have emerged as a new approach to expanding teacher supply, addressing localized shortages, and diversifying the profession. However, little is known about the scale and design of GYO programs, which recruit and support individuals from the local community to become teachers. We conduct a quantitative content analysis of 94 GYO initiatives and find that "GYO" is an umbrella term used to describe teacher pipeline programs with very different purposes, participants, and program features. Although nearly all GYO initiatives aim to increase local supply, far fewer offer programming aligned with reducing shortages in hard-to-staff subjects and schools, increasing diversity, and improving effectiveness. We propose a new classification scheme to facilitate more precise discussions of GYO programs. |
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| ISSN: | 0013-189X 1935-102X |
| DOI: | 10.3102/0013189X251333404 |
