A host community’s experiences of an international teaching practicum
“They taught … and they left”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12906231 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rogerio P Bernardes (0000-0001-7080-6884, Nipissing University, corresponding author), Glenda L Black (Nipissing University), James Otieno Jowi (0009-0000-9589-8826, East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community), Andrew Kandie (Moi University), Beth Mwai (Moi University), Kevin Wilcox (Nipissing University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 392-410 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies in Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-8487 • E-ISSN: 1750-8495 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17508487.2024.2347280 |
| OpenAlex | W4398137599 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 35 |
This collaborative international study centres the perspectives of a Kenyan host community on a recurring international teaching practicum from Canada. Although there was general community support for the international practicum, the visiting groups' knowledge and decision-making were prioritized and preferentially benefitted some community members. Interculturality theory and the African philosophy of Ubuntu were used as complementary frameworks to challenge the dominance of Global-North practices that positioned the Kenyan community as recipients relying on the goodwill of their external benefactors – namely, the practicum group and the non-governmental organization that facilitated the placement. We propose a reciprocity framework to counter capitalist discourses that direct powerful psychic desires for education and development into alignment with post-colonial ideals. Engaging with the dreams and desires of local peoples, we posit that thinking in terms of reciprocity can provide a practical, interdependent, and mutually beneficial approach to the planning and implementation of international teaching practicums
Host (biology · Pedagogy · Practicum · Sociology · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development · Ecology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |