ERIC Number: EJ1068523
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1467-5986
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Developing Intercultural Competence through Overseas Student Teaching: Checking Our Assumptions
Cushner, Kenneth; Chang, Shu-Ching
Intercultural Education, v26 n3 p165-178 2015
The following study was designed to determine the extent to which intercultural competence, as measured by the Intercultural Development Inventory, is impacted as a result of an overseas student teaching experience. Student teachers participating in an overseas student teaching experience from 8 to 15 weeks through the Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching were assessed prior to and at the end of the experience. Three groups were compared: an experience only group; one group with experience who were also sent reflective questions every 2-3 weeks; and a stay-at-home control group. Results suggest that overseas student teaching alone without a concerted effort to address intercultural growth is insufficient in bringing about a change in intercultural competence. Recommendations for program providers and schools of education are provided.
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Overseas Employment, Intercultural Programs, Teaching Experience, Pretests Posttests, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Matched Groups, Interpersonal Competence, Cultural Literacy, Teacher Education Programs, Sensitivity Training, Investigations, Quasiexperimental Design, Student Teacher Attitudes, Educational Practices, Measures (Individuals), Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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