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Intercultural Development In Preservice Teacher Study Abroad, Jon Simmons
Intercultural Development In Preservice Teacher Study Abroad, Jon Simmons
University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing
International teacher education study abroad programs have been proposed as a way to instill intercultural competence in pre-service teachers and help them consider their own cultural identity and the cultural identities of their students. Yet, questions remain about the effectiveness of these programs. This study aims to examine how international teacher education study abroad programs designers consider intercultural competence development. In this review, 14 studies centered on pre-service teacher education with a focus on international experiences for US students are analyzed in order to discover how international teacher education study abroad programs define, describe, and measure intercultural competence in their …