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Title: How Does Teach for America Engage Its Alumni Politically? A Case Study in Detroit
Language: English
Authors: Singer, Jeremy (ORCID 0000-0002-2666-2972), Brewer, T. Jameson
Source: Education Policy Analysis Archives. Feb 2021 29(21).
Availability: Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: http://epaa.asu.edu
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 32
Publication Date: 2021
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: National Programs, Alternative Teacher Certification, Alumni, Political Attitudes, Politics of Education, Political Influences, Educational Policy, Advocacy, Educational History
Geographic Terms: Michigan (Detroit)
ISSN: 1068-2341
Abstract: 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.
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