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ERIC Number: EJ517113
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-6620
Evaluation of an Intercultural Professional Experience Visit by Australian Teaching Students to Papua New Guinea.
Maurer, John; Halloway, Warren
Action in Teacher Education, v17 n2 p28-35 Sum 1995
The University of New England (Australia) conducts annual professional experience visits to remote rural areas in Papua New Guinea for trainee teachers and staff. This article examines changes in student teachers' perceptions after experiencing a culture and environment so different from their own. Surveys have indicated that students overwhelmingly report positive experiences. (SM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Education, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Rural Schools, Student Teacher Attitudes, Student Teachers, Study Abroad, Teacher Educators
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Papua New Guinea; University of New England (Australia)
Note: Theme issue title: "International Perspectives on Field Experiences."