ERIC Number: EJ1214708
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Apr
Pages: 21
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Learning to Teach in the Field: Five Professors Tell How Running an Overseas Study Tour Improved Their Classroom Teaching
Ellinghaus, Katherine; Spinks, Jennifer; Moore, Glenn; Hetherington, Paul; Atherton, Cassandra
Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, v31 n1 p169-189 Apr 2019
This article examines the positive impact of overseas study tours on the teaching philosophies and classroom strategies used by the professors running the tours. While education scholars have identified long-term benefits of overseas study tours for students, less attention has been paid to flow-on benefits for teachers. This article aims to address this gap in the literature by having five Australian professors describe how their international study tour experiences changed and improved their teaching in the classroom. The article shows that in the process of developing a successful overseas study tour, professors can learn lessons about teaching that they can use productively in the classroom.
Descriptors: Study Abroad, College Faculty, Instructional Improvement, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Philosophy, Educational Benefits, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Teacher Student Relationship, Travel, Program Administration, Museums, Learning Activities, Teaching Experience, Educational Change, Learning Processes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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