Summary:
A profile of one state’s principal preparation programs is presented in this article. The collaborative inquiry process used to develop a program narrative instrument and to capture data on characteristics of all 17 state-approved programs in the state of Indiana is provided. The statewide preparation program characteristics profiled in this article include: missions and rationales, recruitment and admissions, student enrollment and completion, curriculum and pedagogical approaches, internship qualities, and assessment features. The author discusses implications of the findings across the preparation program landscape as well as the challenges and promises of collaborative research conducted across preparation programs. FULL MANUSCRIPT AVAILABLE AT: http://cnx.org/content/m37384/latest/