Rural and urban TECTA participants showed no statistically significant differences in credential attainment or time to completion¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Time from orientation to CDA or associate completion did not differ significantly between rural and urban learners. → Jacobs 2024 q2 i? Highest credential attained did not differ significantly between urban- and rural-county participants. → Jacobs 2024 (2)

Evidence¶

Jacobs 2024¶

Jacobs, B., Babineau, K., Parker, D. (2024). From Childcare to Educare: Inspiring Change in Early Childhood Education for Rural Tennessee. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/222

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Linear-model analysis of TECTA program administrative data on months from orientation to credential found 'no statistically significant difference in time to completion for rural learners compared to urban learners (CDA, p = 0.32; Assoc., p = 0.23).'

"Using a linear model, our results showed no statistically significant difference in time to completion for rural learners compared to urban learners (CDA, p = 0.32; Assoc., p = 0.23)."

Jacobs 2024 (2)¶

Jacobs, B., Babineau, K., Parker, D. (2024). From Childcare to Educare: Inspiring Change in Early Childhood Education for Rural Tennessee. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/222

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Cumulative link mixed modeling of highest credential earned among TECTA entrants found 'no statisti- cally significant difference for degree attainment between participants who lived in urban counties com- pared to rural counties (p = 0.84).'

"using a cumulative link mixed model, we found no statisti- cally significant difference for degree attainment between participants who lived in urban counties com- pared to rural counties (p = 0.84)"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Black TECTA participants took 7.4 more months on average to earn a CDA after orientation than white participants — related
• TECTA credential attainment concentrated below the bachelor's level, with only 1.8% of participants completing a bachelor's degree or higher — related
• Black TECTA participants were 30.8% less likely than white counterparts to obtain further credentials after their initial orientation — related
• Rural TECTA participants faced distinct barriers including travel burden, limited stipends, inconvenient class timing, technology access, and unclear registration — related
• Mentoring experiences did not differ statistically significantly across districts with different poverty, achievement, or rurality levels — related
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