A Fish out of Water: Developing Intercultural Understanding of Students in Higher Education

Autor/in	Leggett, Nicole
Titel	A Fish out of Water: Developing Intercultural Understanding of Students in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 45 (2020) 12, S.43-56, Artikel 3 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1835-517X
Schlagwörter	Cultural Awareness; College Students; Study Abroad; Experiential Learning; Foreign Countries; Preservice Teachers; Reggio Emilia Approach; Student Attitudes; Australia; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Collegestudent; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Ausland; Reggio-Pädagogik; Schülerverhalten; Australien; Italien
Abstract	Experiential learning is a critical, dynamic and powerful element of learning in Higher Education. Often named international and domestic study trips or study tours, this educational strategy has the potential to transform the lives of students through engagement with another community or culture. This qualitative study explored the effects of experiential learning during a two-week study tour to Italy, involving two groups of students from an Australian University during 2017 and 2018. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood/Primary) degree, who were in their third year of studies, could enrol in the elective course entitled 'Intercultural Understandings' which offered four international destinations. The aim of this study tour was to immerse students in the social-cultural facets of life in Italy as well as gain first-hand experience from educators in early childhood centres in Reggio Emilia. Dewey's (1938) philosophy of education that enabled the learner to not only learn from teachers and texts, but to learn through experience, underpins this study. In addition, a conceptual framework offered by Kolb (2014) provides a tool for analysing and demonstrating the potential of incorporating experiential learning through higher education. Findings from this study, revealing both intentional and incidental learning, support the philosophy that education is to not only educate the mind, but to develop more complex types of intellectual development necessary for effective citizenship. (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	2024/1/01