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Internationalizing Teachers’ Preparedness: The Missing Link In Ontario’S Strategy For K–12 International Education?, Roopa Trilokekar, Amira El Masri
Internationalizing Teachers’ Preparedness: The Missing Link In Ontario’S Strategy For K–12 International Education?, Roopa Trilokekar, Amira El Masri
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While the need to internationalize teacher education is recognized by scholars and practitioners, little attention is paid to the role of policies and policy makers in supporting this endeavour. This study focuses on the enactment of Ontario’s K–12 international education strategy by examining four key policy actors—the Ontario Ministry of Education, the Ontario College of Teachers, school boards, and Faculties of Education—and their role in realizing (or not) the internationalization of teachers’ preparedness. A siloed approach, conflict in policy messaging, overlooked policy alignments, and weak policy framing result in weakening the relevance and importance of the internationalization of teachers’ preparedness …
International Students’ Perceptions Of Factors Affecting Academic Success In Post-Secondary Studies, Anna Bartosik
International Students’ Perceptions Of Factors Affecting Academic Success In Post-Secondary Studies, Anna Bartosik
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This multiple case study examines international students’ perceptions of factors affecting academic success in post-secondary institutions in southern Ontario. The study used snowball sampling and a semi-structured interview format. Various factors in the literature, which are used as a framework for this thesis, demonstrate an influence on international students’ academic preparedness and success. They include: proficiency tests, length of time in host country, prior learning experience, acculturation, tolerance of ambiguity, and motivation. Other factors influencing students’ academic success are EAP programs, faculty and students’ own perceptions of academic preparedness and needs, international student centres, communication with domestic students, and immigration …