Bringing the Learning Home: Examining the Course-Level Impact of International Professional Experience

Autor/inn/en	Fitzgerald, Ange; Bradbury, Ondine J.
Titel	Bringing the Learning Home: Examining the Course-Level Impact of International Professional Experience
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 16 (2023) 3, S.31-42 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Teacher Educators; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Cultural Context; Teacher Placement; Faculty Mobility; Foreign Countries; Study Abroad; International Educational Exchange; Australia; Africa; Asia; Europe; Middle East + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Internationaler Austausch; Australien; Afrika; Asien; Europa; Vorderasien
Abstract	Within an ever-increasing time of globalisation, globalised learning and international mobility, international professional experience can provide a range of opportunities for personal and academic growth. Perhaps unsurprisingly, pre-service teachers commonly attest to the positive impact of international placements. What is less well understood is the impact on the learning and teaching that occurs at the university curriculum level prior to and after an international placement. An emergent aspect of this research and the focus of this paper is the impact of these experiences in terms of what they offer the university teaching and learning context. To gain a further understanding of the extent of these impacts, a set of reflective narratives from 10 pre-service teachers and seven teacher educators were gathered and analysed using inductive, thematic analysis. The findings showed that for pre-service teachers and teacher educators that context both culturally and educationally were paramount. The reflections highlighted the impact on the development of a range of general capabilities for both sets of participants. Additionally, international placement experiences increased levels of reflection for both pre-service teachers and teacher educators, which led to further understanding and refining their teacherly identity. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01