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Our first face-to-face experience with 25 applicants. The atmosphere is electric, filled with nervous energy, anticipation, and enthusiasm. We gather together in one of the classrooms in University Hall, bringing together applicants, faculty, NPS mentors, and HR personnel to determine cohort two. The evaluation process begins from the moment the group congregates, as we connect faces and names to application files.
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Klein, E.J., Taylor, M., Koethe, D., Kolb, M., Kaczka, W. (2015). Constructing and Negotiating a Residency Admissions Program in the Third Space. In: A Year in the Life of a Third Space Urban Teacher Residency. Bold Visions in Educational Research. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-253-0_3
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