As it scaled, TFA generally maintained fidelity to its core program model, with small changes to its pre-service training program¶

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q2 i? TFA generally maintained fidelity to its core program model during scale-up, with some small changes taking place in its pre-service training program. → Zukiewicz 2015

Evidence¶

Zukiewicz 2015¶

Zukiewicz, M., Clark, M. A., & Makowsky, L. (2015). Implementation of the Teach For America Investing in Innovation Scale-Up. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/implementation-of-the-teach-for-america-investing-in-innovation-scaleup

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The implementation study's fidelity analysis examined whether TFA maintained key aspects of its program model as it scaled program activities. It reports TFA "generally maintained fidelity to its core program model" with "small changes" to pre-service training.

"As it scaled its program, TFA generally maintained fidelity to its core program model, with some small changes taking place to its pre-service training program."

Discussion¶

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