Introduction to Special Issue on Intercultural Development in Teacher Education: Sustaining Momentum for Study Abroad and Virtual Exchange Innovation
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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v36i2.1028Keywords:
Education abroad programs, intercultural development, internationalization, teachers, teacher education, virtual exchangeAbstract
This introduction provides an overview of the articles included in this special issue. Collectively, the researchers addressed sustaining momentum for study abroad and virtual exchange in teacher education particularly around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The studies illustrate the value of expanding access to international experiences for teachers, both in-service and preservice, and the benefits of intercultural dialogue and reflection for teachers’ intercultural development and teaching practices. Along with a summary of each of the articles included in this special issue, in this introduction, the guest editors provide a synthesis of how these articles address questions related to access, equity, and mobility; intercultural knowledge, skills, and attitudes; and the lived experiences of educators engaged in study abroad and virtual exchange. To usher in new ideas for future research, this introduction also offers other areas of inquiry that warrant exploration within the field of intercultural development in teacher education with questions that aim to help us capture the impact of teacher intercultural development on teachers’ practices and on their students’ intercultural learning.
Abstract in SwedishDen här introduktionen ger en översikt över de artiklar som ingår i detta specialnummer. Gemensamt för artikelförfattarna var att de tog upp vikten av att bibehålla tempot för studier utomlands och virtuellt utbyte i lärarutbildningen, särskilt kring tiden för covid-19-pandemin. Studierna illustrerar värdet av att utöka tillgången till internationella erfarenheter för lärare, och fördelarna med interkulturella samtal och reflektion för lärarens interkulturella utveckling och undervisningsmetoder. Tillsammans med en sammanfattning av var och en av artiklarna som ingår i detta specialnummer, ger gästredaktörerna också en sammanfattning av hur dessa artiklar tar upp frågor angående tillgång, rättvisa och mobilitet, interkulturell kunskap, färdigheter och attityder; och de levda erfarenheterna av lärare som studerar utomlands eller deltar i virtuella utbyten. För att introducera nya idéer för framtida forskning erbjuder denna text också andra områden som motiverar forskning inom interkulturell utveckling i lärarutbildningen med frågor som syftar till att hjälpa oss att förstå inverkan av lärarens interkulturella utveckling på dennes pedagogiska arbete och på deras studenters interkulturella lärande.
Abstract in SpanishEsta introducción ofrece una descripción general de los artículos incluidos en esta edición especial. Colectivamenta, los investigadores analizaron como mantener el impulso de los estudios en el extranjero y del intercambio virtual en la formación del profesorado, especialmente en la época de la pandemia de Covid-19. Los estudios ilustran el valor de ampliar el acceso a las experiencias internacionales para los profesores, tanto en formación como en prácticas, y los beneficios de los diálogos interculturales y de la reflexión para el desarrollo intercultural y para las prácticas de enseñanza. Junto con un resumen de cada uno de los artículos incluidos en esta introducción, los editores invitados también proporcionan una síntesis de como estos artículos mencionan cuestiones relacionadas con el acceso, la equidad y la movilidad; el conocimiento intercultural, habilidades y actitudes; y las experiencias vividas de los educadores que participan en estudios en el extranjero y el intercambio virtual. Para dar paso a nuevas ideas para futuras investigaciones, esta introducción también ofrece otras áreas de investigación que justifican la exploración dentro del campo del desarrollo intercultural en la formación del profesorado con preguntas con el fin de ayudarnos a captar el impacto del desarrollo intercultural en las prácticas del profesorado y en el aprendizaje intercultural de los estudiantes.
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