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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1177479
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1323-577X
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International Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Experienced Teachers' Intercultural (In)Competence in Finland
Dervin, Fred
Educational Practice and Theory, v36 n2 p5-25 2014
In this article I examine international pre-service teachers' perceptions of experienced teachers' intercultural (in)competence during their practicum in Finland. The article problematizes intercultural preparation and suggests a perspective based on the idea of 'amateur interculturalists'. The analysis shows that the pre-service teachers are able to identify and question experienced teachers' disturbing discourses, attitudes and behaviours towards the 'intercultural'.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Cultural Awareness, Practicums, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Education Programs, Consciousness Raising, Ideology, Foreign Students, Personal Narratives, Social Bias, Teacher Influence, Social Discrimination, Immigrants
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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