The Personal Struggles of "National" Educators Working in "International" Schools: An Intercultural Perspective

Autor/in	Savva, Maria
Titel	The Personal Struggles of "National" Educators Working in "International" Schools: An Intercultural Perspective
Quelle	In: Globalisation, Societies and Education, 15 (2017) 5, S.576-589 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-7724
DOI	10.1080/14767724.2016.1195728
Schlagwörter	International Schools; Overseas Employment; Acculturation; Cultural Differences; Teacher Attitudes; Second Language Learning; Attitude Change; Interviews; Language Proficiency; Political Attitudes; English; Native Language; Cultural Awareness; Intercultural Communication; Foreign Countries; Europe; Asia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? International school; Internationale Schule; Auslandstätigkeit; Akkulturation; Kultureller Unterschied; Lehrerverhalten; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; English language; Englisch; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Ausland; Europa; Asien
Abstract	This paper looks at how personal struggles associated with the overseas setting caused changes in the intercultural perspective of 30 Anglophone educators working in international schools. Situated within a social constructivist framework, interview methods were utilised to build a collective narrative shared by educators. Findings reveal that although prolonged exposure to new cultural norms elicited changes in intercultural perspective, these changes were not related to traditional notions of cultural immersion but--rather paradoxically--to educators' inability to integrate into the host cultures. Obstacles educators faced while abroad included a lack of language proficiency, living in countries that were sometimes antithetical to Western ideals and discriminatory practices based on national and/or race affiliation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01