ERIC Number: EJ1146088
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 18
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Education Abroad and Domestic Cultural Immersion: A Comparative Study of Cultural Competence among Teacher Candidates
Hare Landa, Melissa; Odòna-Holm, Jocelyn; Shi, Lijuan
Teacher Educator, v52 n3 p250-267 2017
As the demographics of the United States continue to shift, American classrooms reflect the richness of cultural diversity and the vibrancy of immigrant populations. Education abroad programs provide opportunities for preservice teachers to develop their cultural competence, required for effectively teaching children from a range of cultural backgrounds. Given the financial demands of study abroad programs, researchers have also examined domestic cultural immersion experiences. There is a lack of research that compares education abroad with domestic cultural immersion. This study contributes to the literature by comparing preservice teachers' responses to two cultural immersion experiences that are closely aligned both in content and in pedagogy, one in Israel and the other in a domestic setting.
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Immersion Programs, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Intercultural Programs, Course Content, Educational Strategies, Case Studies, Undergraduate Students, Data Analysis, Grounded Theory, Teacher Role, Role Perception, Outcomes of Education, Semi Structured Interviews
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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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Identifiers - Location: Israel; United States
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