What are the effects of Teach For America on Math, English Language Arts, and Science outcomes of K-12 students in the USA - A Campbell Systematic Review 2018:7

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A Campbell systematic review evaluates how Teach For America affects K–12 students’ outcomes in the USA across mathematics, English language arts, and science. The review synthesizes evidence using predefined methods and reports on study selection criteria, search and data collection procedures, risk of bias, and result synthesis. Findings indicate insufficient numbers of well-designed studies to determine impacts, limiting confidence in conclusions about effectiveness and informing implications for practice, policy, and future research.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages63

Reading Time2 h 39 min

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BACKGROUND

Description of the condition

Description of the intervention

How the intervention might work

Why it is important to do the review

OBJECTIVES

METHODS

Criteria for considering studies for this review

Search methods for identification of studies

Data collection and analysis

RESULTS

Description of studies

Risk of bias in included studies

Synthesis of results

DISCUSSION

Summary of main results

Overall completeness and applicability of evidence

Quality of the evidence

Limitations and potential biases in the review process

Agreements and disagreements with other studies or reviews

AUTHORS’ CONCLUSIONS

Implications for practice and policy

Implications for research

REFERENCES

INFORMATION ABOUT THIS REVIEW

Review authors

Roles and responsibilities

Sources of support

Declarations of interest

Plans for updating the review

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Education Coordinating Group What are the effects ofTeach For America on Math, English Language Arts, and Science outcomes of K–12 students in the USA? Herbert Turner, Mackson Ncube, Annette Turner, Robert Boruch, Nneka Ibekwe A Campbell Systematic Review 2018:7 Published: June 2018 Search executed: January 2015 The Campbell Library comprises: • Systematic reviews (titles, protocols and reviews) • Policies and Guidelines Series • Methods Series Go to the library to download these resources, at: [www.campbellcollaboration.org/library/](www.campbellcollaboration.org/library/) Better evidence for a better world Colophon | Title | What are the effects ofTeach For America on Math, English Language Arts, and Science outcomes ofK–12 students in the USA? | | --- | --- | | Authors | Herbert Turner
Mackson Ncube
Annette Turner
Robert Boruch Nneka Ibekwe | | DOI
No. of pages | [https://doi.org/10.4073/csr.2018.7](https://doi.org/10.4073/csr.2018.7)
60 | | Citation | Turner H, Ncube M, Turner A, Boruch R, Ibekwe N.What are the effects of Teach For America on Math, English Language Arts, and Science outcomes of K–12 students in the USA?
Campbell Systematic Reviews 2018:7
DOI: [https://doi.org/10.4073/csr.2018.7](https://doi.org/10.4073/csr.2018.7) | | ISSN
Copyright | 1891-1803
© Turner et al.
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | | Roles and | Content: Dr Herb Turner, Mr Mackson Ncube, and Mrs Annette Turner | | responsibilities | Systematic review methods: Dr Herb Turner, Mr Mackson Ncube, and Dr
Robert Boruch (Advisor: Dr Michael Borenstein)
Statistical analysis: Dr Herb Turner and Mr Mackson Ncube (Advisor: Dr Michael Borenstein)
Information retrieval: Dr Herb Turner, Ms Nneka Ibekwe | | Editors for | Editor: Sarah Miller, Carlton Fong | | this review | Managing editor: Carlton Fong | | Sources of support | Campbell Collaboration ECG mini-grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation | | Declarations of | Dr Herb Turner was the PI of the Turner and colleagues 2012 study, and as | | interest | such he was not included in the coding of this study or the decision to include the study in the meta-analysis. | Corresponding author Herbert Turner ANALYTICA, Inc./ University of Pennsylvania 14 Pine Tree Drive Methuen, MA 01844,USA E-mail: herb@[analytica-inc.com](analytica-inc.com) Campbell Systematic Reviews Editor-in-Chief Editors Crime and Justice Disability Education International Development Social Welfare Knowledge Translation and Implementation Methods Managing Editor Co-Chairs Crime and Justice Disability Education Social Welfare Knowledge Translation and Implementation International Development Methods Vivian Welch, University of Ottawa, Canada David B.Wilson, George Mason University, USA Charlotte Gill, George Mason University, USA Angela Higginson, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Carlton J.Fong, Texas State University, USA Sarah Miller, Queen’s University Belfast, UK Carlton J.Fong, Texas State University, USA Birte Snilstveit, 3ie, UK Hugh Waddington, 3ie, UK Brandy Maynard, Saint Louis University, USAAron Shlonsky, University of Melbourne, Australia Therese Pigott, Loyola University, USA Ryan Williams, AIR, USA ChuiHsia Yong, The Campbell Collaboration David B.Wilson, George Mason University, USA Peter Neyroud, Cambridge University, UK Oliver Wendt, Purdue University, USA Joann Starks, AIR, USA Sarah Miller, Queen's University Belfast, UK Gary W.Ritter, University of Arkansas, USA Brandy Maynard, Saint Louis University, USA Robyn Mildon, CEI, Australia Cindy Cai, AIR, USA Peter Tugwell, University of Ottawa, Canada Hugh Waddington, 3ie, UK Ariel Aloe, University of Iowa, USA The Campbel

FAQs

What intervention does this review focus on?

The review focuses on Teach For America (TFA), an alternate route teacher preparation program.

Which student outcomes are evaluated?

It evaluates outcomes for K–12 students in the USA in mathematics, English language arts, and science.

What is the main conclusion about the evidence?

Too few well-designed studies are available to determine the effects of Teach For America on these outcomes.

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