Table 1. Main theories developed by each researcher. Overall theory Researcher A theory Researcher B theory Support for teachers Support for teachers, school, and Purposeful partnering within teacher students should be made a depends on leadership levers evaluation priority when developing new (or to set the stage for trust and updating existing) policies. ownership that are pivotal to make policy implementation meaningful. Importance of teacher Teacher evaluation is critical in Teacher evaluation is a lever evaluation training, assessment, and teaching of one critical element to an and learning of students; intact system’s structural therefore, the importance placed integrity. It is used as both a on the implementation and lever of professionalization development of teacher for improvement and as a evaluation should be made a publicly visible demonstration priority. of accountability. distribution within When discussing power, it is Structural integrity depends teacher evaluation important to identify strengths on purposeful partnering to and weaknesses among maintain a balanced fulcrum participants to avoid an of power as well as a shared unbalanced system. understanding and investment among stakeholders. Figure Captions Figure 1. Themes and codes developed by each researcher. Figure 2. Connections and distinctions made between the themes and codes of each researcher. Similarities in themes are italicized outside of figure or highlighted in grey inside figure. Connections between codes are identified by arrows; distinctions are underlined with dashed lines.
Table 1. Main theories developed by each researcher. Overall theory Researcher A theory Researcher B theory Support for teachers within teacher evaluation Support for teachers, school, and students should be made a priority when developing new (or updating existing) policies. Purposeful partnering depends on leadership levers to set the stage for trust and ownership that are pivotal to make policy implementation meaningful. Importance of teacher evaluation Teacher evaluation is critical in training, assessment, and teaching and learning of students; therefore, the importance placed on the implementation and development of teacher evaluation should be made a priority. Teacher evaluation is a lever of one critical element to an intact system’s structural integrity. It is used as both a lever of professionalization for improvement and as a publicly visible demonstration of accountability. distribution within teacher evaluation When discussing power, it is important to identify strengths and weaknesses among participants to avoid an unbalanced system. Structural integrity depends on purposeful partnering to maintain a balanced fulcrum of power as well as a shared understanding and investment among stakeholders. Figure Captions Figure 1. Themes and codes developed by each researcher. Figure 2. Connections and distinctions made between the themes and codes of each researcher. Similarities in themes are italicized outside of figure or highlighted in grey inside figure. Connections between codes are identified by arrows; distinctions are underlined with dashed lines.
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