ERIC Number: EJ1254241
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 16
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Living and Teaching Internationally: Teachers Talk about Personal Experiences, Benefits, and Challenges
Ospina, Nelly Sierra; Medina, Sergio Lopera
Journal of Research in International Education, v19 n1 p38-53 Apr 2020
This study reports on the impact of international visiting faculty's teaching experiences in the United States on their personal, professional, and intercultural development. It is based on the principles of qualitative research and can be described as a case study. Data collection involved a questionnaire, a written narrative, and a semi-structured interview with each of a number of teachers. Participants included a group of 22 visiting faculty. Three main categories, each of which can be subdivided into benefits and challenges, emerged from the analysis: intercultural matters, professional matters, and personal matters. A wide range of benefits was identified, suggesting that the participants adapted to new life styles, became more mature, obtained a deeper understanding of themselves, reaffirmed their own educational values and philosophies, raised cultural awareness, became more flexible, and developed attitudes that involved tolerance and respect. Conversely, visiting faculty reported that they faced challenges related to language barriers, interaction with native speakers, classroom management, lack of support from school administrators, and separation from family.
Descriptors: Overseas Employment, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Individual Development, Professional Development, Intercultural Communication, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Cultural Differences, Barriers, Reflection, Self Efficacy, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Secondary School Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States; Argentina; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Mexico; Romania; Australia; Jamaica
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