Candidates' Modification of Global Perspectives via International Student Teaching: A Case Study

Autor/in	Lo, Hsuehi
Titel	Candidates' Modification of Global Perspectives via International Student Teaching: A Case Study
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 10 (2023) 1, Artikel 2184028 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2023.2184028
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Teachers; Student Teachers; Student Teaching; Overseas Employment; Student Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Mathematics Instruction; Global Approach; Cognitive Development; Physical Environment; Cultural Differences; Justice; STEM Education; Global Education; Teacher Education Programs; Teaching Methods; United States; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Teaching practice; Unterrichtspraxis; Auslandstätigkeit; Ausland; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Globales Denken; Kognitive Entwicklung; Natürliche Umwelt; Kultureller Unterschied; Gerechtigkeit; STEM; Globales Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; USA
Abstract	I investigated U.S. elementary teacher candidates' global perspectives before and after completing a student teaching experience in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The samples, four elementary teacher candidates (TCs), purposely selected for the present study, completed student teaching in a Primary School in Xian, PRC, because they all come from Midwestern-culture family, complete teacher preparation course work, and are ready to do student teaching. I employed math lessons in this exploration of TCs' global perceptions, looking for modifications; my primary interest was in potential changes from provincial to more refined perspectives. It is worth noting that the questions may have may have communicated expectations that such changes would occur. Interviews and class observations were collected from the four candidates and analyzed by means of an axial coding process across the four candidates. Results demonstrated that pre-service teachers change from what I termed a "local" (or what might be termed "parochial)" perspective to more "global" views of schooling and culture. The four teacher candidates evinced this new sophisticated understanding along three axes, (1) the global cognitive development, (2) the social strategies change under different physical environments, and (3) noticing and appreciating cultural divergence. An evolving sense of justice appeared to connect the three concepts. A tangentially connected issue that came up, as might be expected, was the vulnerability of candidates' foreign communication skills. TCs' effectively developed their global perspectives in teaching math lessons and suggest that math or STEM may be better for acquiring global perspectives than are either social studies or language arts. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01