Judging Category
Basic or Experimental Research
Student Rank
Senior
College
Education and Behavioral Science
Faculty Sponsor
Karen L. Yanowitz
Description
Basic 21st-century skills such as communication, creativity, and critical thinking are a necessary foundation in today’s world. This research is based on evaluating and observing a campus partnership between Arkansas State University and Nettleton Middle School called BRIDGE (Building Real-world Innovation and Development through Guidance and Education). The purpose of this research is to examine teacher's perceptions of the BRIDGE program and its impact on students. Data is currently being collected through interviews with teachers from Nettleton Middle School who work directly with students participating in the BRIDGE program. Teachers are prompted with open-ended interview questions to share their experiences working with the program, their perceptions of student growth and engagement throughout the school year, and how they hope to see the program progress. Interview responses are being documented for analysis but kept anonymous. Results will be analyzed looking for common themes and patterns based on teacher perceptions. These findings will contribute to a better understanding of how partnership programs like BRIDGE may support student learning and promote later career exploration for children from an educator’s perspective.
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Maranda Lea; Bess, Sarah; and Goforth, Autumn, "Teacher Based Evaluation of BRIDGE Partnership Program" (2026). Create@State. 6.
https://arch.astate.edu/evn-createstate/2026/posters/6
Teacher Based Evaluation of BRIDGE Partnership Program
Basic 21st-century skills such as communication, creativity, and critical thinking are a necessary foundation in today’s world. This research is based on evaluating and observing a campus partnership between Arkansas State University and Nettleton Middle School called BRIDGE (Building Real-world Innovation and Development through Guidance and Education). The purpose of this research is to examine teacher's perceptions of the BRIDGE program and its impact on students. Data is currently being collected through interviews with teachers from Nettleton Middle School who work directly with students participating in the BRIDGE program. Teachers are prompted with open-ended interview questions to share their experiences working with the program, their perceptions of student growth and engagement throughout the school year, and how they hope to see the program progress. Interview responses are being documented for analysis but kept anonymous. Results will be analyzed looking for common themes and patterns based on teacher perceptions. These findings will contribute to a better understanding of how partnership programs like BRIDGE may support student learning and promote later career exploration for children from an educator’s perspective.
