Developing Culturally Competent Teachers: An International Student Teaching Field Experience

Autor/inn/en	Salmona, Michelle; Partlo, Margaret; Kaczynski, Dan; Leonard, Simon N.
Titel	Developing Culturally Competent Teachers: An International Student Teaching Field Experience
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40 (2015) 4, Artikel 3 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Teacher Competencies; Cultural Awareness; Student Teachers; Study Abroad; Experiential Learning; Teacher Education Programs; Intercollegiate Cooperation; Intercultural Programs; Phenomenology; Skill Development; Qualitative Research; Focus Groups; Interviews; Observation; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrkunst; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Hochschulkooperation; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	This study offers a theoretical construct for better understanding how experiential learning enables student teachers to acquire social and cultural variation skills, develop cultural empathy in the K-12 classroom, and the transference of these skills to new educational situations. An Australian and United States research team used a phenomenological approach to explore the connections between the skills student teachers acquire and the application of these newly developed skills to professional practices. Participants were a group of United States pre-teachers who enrolled in a 5 week teaching experience in Australia. Findings show that participation in cultural based events is part of a complex decision making process. The variety of cultures that now exist in schools requires new teachers to obtain and apply a skillset that promotes manoeuvrability through, and an understanding of the many definitions of culture. A better understanding of this process may strengthen curricula and improvements in teacher education program delivery and further enhance higher education study-abroad international partnerships. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01