A Digital Ethnography of Teach For America: Analysis of Counternarrative From the Truth For America Podcast

Julian Vasquez Heilig; T. Jameson Brewer; Amber K. Kim; Miguel Sanchez

doi:10.1177/0042085920953880

A Digital Ethnography of Teach For America: Analysis of Counternarrative From the Truth For America Podcast

Julian Vasquez Heilig, T. Jameson Brewer, Amber K. Kim, Miguel Sanchez

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To analyze the counternarrative in the public discourse surrounding Teach For America (TFA), this paper represents the first digital ethnography in education policy. We conduct a qualitative analysis of Truth For America, an education policy podcast. We found four overarching themes that arose from conversations with respondents: (1) problematic practice, preparation, and pedagogy; (2) concerns linked to critiquing TFA and the organization’s responses to that critique; (3) issues related to race and diversity; and (4) disconcerting funding practices and political power. We conclude by discussing the implications of how individual-level stakeholder experiences inform the public discourse about TFA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	610-639
Number of pages	30
Journal	Urban Education
Volume	56
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085920953880
State	Published - Apr 2021

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Keywords

Teach For America
counternarrative
digital ethnography
education policy
education reform
philanthropy
privatization

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Urban Studies

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