NDLI: Developing Global Educators and Intercultural Competence Through an International Teaching Practicum in Kenya

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Developing Global Educators and Intercultural Competence Through an International Teaching Practicum in Kenya

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Author	Bernardes, Roger Black, Glenda L.
Abstract	The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore the extent and nature of changes in personal and professional behaviors, values, and attitudes of 46 Canadian teacher candidates who participated in a three week teaching practicum in Kenya. All participants completed a pre and post practicum Global-Mindedness Survey (Hett, 1993), participated in interviews, and engaged in personal and public reflections. Our results suggest that the Kenyan practicum significantly increased the teacher candidates’ global-mindedness and intercultural competence. The teacher candidates’ teaching practice was positively affected as reflected in their increased commitment to build community, improved skills in teaching English language learners, their ability to globalize the curriculum, and their confidence in the realization that they were their own greatest teaching resource. We theorize planned transformative learning opportunities during the cultural immersion of international practicums can greatly enhance the intercultural competence of teachers in today’s diverse classrooms.
Starting Page	4
File Format	HTM / HTML
Issue Number	2
Journal	Comparative and International Education / Éducation Comparée et Internationale
Volume Number	43
Language	English
Publisher	Western University
Publisher Date	2014-09-12
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Teacher education Global-mindedness Intercultural competence International teaching practicum
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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