Illinois' shift to selective, principal-specific preparation programs caused substantial but anticipated enrollment declines¶

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q2 i? Preparation programs experienced substantial but not unexpected declines in enrollment after the new policy took effect in 2014-15. → McIlhagga 2016

Evidence¶

McIlhagga 2016¶

McIlhagga, Doug. (2016). Study Finds Successes, Challenges in Illinois Shift to Intensive Principal Preparation. Illinois Education Research Council at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/navigating-shift-intensive-principal-preparation-illinois-depth-look-stakeholder

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A two-year study by IERC and UChicago Consortium assessing the statewide policy redesign reports that after the shift to targeted and selective principal-specific preparation, programs experienced substantial, but not unexpected, declines in enrollment. No effect size is printed.

"Illinois' new principal preparation policy required universities across the state to shift from a general training model geared toward multiple school administrative positions to more targeted and selective principal-specific preparation beginning in the 2014-15 school year. As a result, the study finds that preparation programs experienced substantial, but not unexpected, declines in enrollment."

Discussion¶

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