How does Teach For America Engage Its Alumni Politically? A Case Study in Detroit.
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| Title: | How does Teach For America Engage Its Alumni Politically? A Case Study in Detroit. |
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| Alternate Title: | ¿Cómo Teach For America involucra a sus ex alumnos políticamente? Un estudio de caso en Detroit. Como o Teach For America envolve seus ex-alunos politicamente? Um estudo de caso em Detroit. |
| Authors: | Singer, Jeremy1 jeremylsinger@wayne.edu, Brewer, T. Jameson2 jameson.brewer@ung.edu |
| Source: | Education Policy Analysis Archives / Archivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas / Arquivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas. 2/22/2021, Vol. 29 Issue 19-21, p1-29. 29p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Social networks, *Educational change, *Alumnae & alumni, *School year, *Government policy, Social network analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | Detroit (Mich.) |
| Company/Entity: | Teach For America Inc. |
| Abstract (English): | We describe the alumni engagement efforts by Teach For America (TFA) in Detroit as a case study of the specific ways that the organization works to influence its alumni's involvement in educational politics and disposition towards particular types of educational reform. During the 2019-20 school year, TFA Detroit facilitated a series of "policy workshops" for its alumni, intended to inspire TFA corps members and alumni to engage in political and policy advocacy. Combining field notes and other artifacts from the policy workshops with a social network analysis of the featured participants and central organizations, we show that TFA Detroit drew upon its local, state, and national policy networks to construct workshops that in turn would politically mobilize alumni to support their networks' preferred city and state policies and reforms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): | Describimos los esfuerzos de participación de los egresados de Teach For America (TFA) en Detroit como un estudio de caso de los esfuerzos de la organización para influir en la participación de los egresados en la política educativa y la disposición hacia tipos particulares de reforma educativa. Durante el año escolar 2019-20, TFA Detroit facilitó una serie de "talleres de políticas" para sus exalumnos, con el objetivo de inspirar a los miembros y exalumnos del cuerpo de TFA a participar en la promoción de políticas. Combinando notas de campo y otros artefactos de los talleres de políticas con un análisis de redes sociales de los participantes destacados y las organizaciones centrales, mostramos que TFA Detroit usó sus redes de políticas para construir talleres para movilizar a los exalumnos para apoyar las políticas y reformas de la ciudad y el estado preferidas de la redes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Portuguese): | Descrevemos os esforços de engajamento de ex-alunos pela Teach For America (TFA) em Detroit como um estudo de caso dos esforços da organização para influenciar o envolvimento dos ex-alunos em políticas educacionais e disposição para determinados tipos de reforma educacional. Durante o ano letivo de 2019-20, a TFA Detroit facilitou uma série de "workshops de políticas" para seus ex-alunos, com o objetivo de inspirar os membros do corpo da TFA e ex-alunos a se envolverem na defesa de políticas. Combinando notas de campo e outros artefatos dos workshops de política com uma análise de rede social dos participantes em destaque e organizações centrais, mostramos que a TFA Detroit usou suas redes de política para construir workshops para mobilizar ex-alunos para apoiar as políticas e reformas preferenciais da cidade e do estado do redes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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