Share Paper: A Content Analysis of Syllabi for Educator Licensure Programs: Tracking Themes for CAEP Accreditation

  1. Brian Delaney, Drexel University School of Education, United States
  2. Mark Petrovich Jr., Drexel University School of Education, United States
  3. Mikhail Miller, Drexel University School of Education, United States
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Abstract: This paper communicates the methodological contributions and evaluation findings of a syllabus content analysis aimed at strengthening one school of education’s self-study report for first-time CAEP accreditation. In a compressed time frame, the evaluators identified the presence or absence of two CAEP cross-cutting themes, diversity and technology, across 143 syllabi in licensure-granting programs. Inconsistent levels of diversity and technology-as-content were found, and efforts to increase validity and reliability are documented. Recommendations and implications for both evaluation and methodological findings are discussed.