Pre-Collegiate Grow Your Own Programs as Innovative School–University Partnerships

doi:10.1017/9781009285841.050

42 - Pre-Collegiate Grow Your Own Programs as Innovative School–University Partnerships

from Part VI - Inquiry and Innovation in School–University Partnerships

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2025

Jennifer Jacobs ,

Cheryl Ellerbrock and

Allison Hitchens

Edited by

Janna Dresden ,

JoAnne Ferrara ,

Jane E. Neapolitan and

Diane Yendol-Hoppey

Edited in association with

Jori S. Beck ,

Morgan Z. Faison ,

Sonia E. Janis ,

Kathleen Provinzano and

Logan Rutten

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Janna Dresden: Affiliation:
University of Georgia
JoAnne Ferrara: Affiliation:
Manhattanville University
Jane E. Neapolitan: Affiliation:
Towson University
Diane Yendol-Hoppey: Affiliation:
University of North Florida
Jori S. Beck: Affiliation:
Old Dominion University
Morgan Z. Faison: Affiliation:
University of Georgia
Sonia E. Janis: Affiliation:
University of Georgia
Kathleen Provinzano: Affiliation:
Binghamton University
Logan Rutten: Affiliation:
University of North Dakota

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Summary

Grow Your Own (GYO) programs have been lauded as innovative pathways for the recruitment of teachers into the field of education. This chapter will focus specifically on how GYOs at the pre-collegiate level can be conceptualized as innovative partnerships between PK-12 schools and universities to serve as a pipeline into the teaching profession. We used the National Association for Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Nine Essentials as a lens to analyze the GYO literature. The Nine Essentials outline the fundamental qualities of professional development schools (PDSs), which serve as exemplars of school-university partnerships. PDSs are lauded as contexts that “embrace a culture of innovation.” We describe the relationship between GYOs and each of the Nine Essentials including areas of strength and possible opportunities for future innovation. Finally, we offer implications for viewing and designing GYOs as innovative, in-depth partnerships between PK-12 schools and universities

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teacher pipeline Grow Your Own school-university partnerships National Association for Professional Development Schools Nine Essentials innovation

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009285841.050 [Opens in a new window]

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