Beyond transformation, aid and gratitude
Developing a mutually beneficial international teaching experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4256328 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Major (0000-0003-1302-4768, Victoria University of Wellington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 249-258 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory Into Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5841 • E-ISSN: 1527-2532 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00405841.2020.1739955 |
| OpenAlex | W3011677918 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 18 |
International teaching experiences are increasingly being offered as an option in teacher education programs as a way of addressing goals related to internationalization such as developing intercultural competence and preparing teachers for "super-diversity" in education. However, there has also been some concern expressed that international teaching experiences may simply reinforce stereotypes and contribute to deficit thinking about diversity and difference.This article critically evaluates the literature relating to international teaching experiences, using postcolonial theory to interrogate the dominant discourses in this field. In particular, discourses of transformation, aid, and gratitude are prominent in the literature and their problematic nature and impact on developing equitable partnerships with host schools and institutions, and in terms of challenging and changing student teachers' intercultural competence is discussed. Drawing on studies that have taken a more critical approach, practices that can promote equitable partnerships and mutually beneficial experiences for both hosts and visitors are suggested
Competence (human resources · Cultural competence · Cultural diversity · Diversity (politics · Gratitude · Higher education · Intercultural Competence · International education · Internationalization · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Global Education and Multiculturalism · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Psychology · Social Psychology · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
If I’m going to teach about the world, I need to know the world’
In these uncertain times
The impact of an international field experience on preservice teachers
Towards a postcolonial research ethics in comparative and international education
The Transformative Power of the International Sojourn
Hyper‐self‐reflexive development? Spivak on representing the Third World ‘Other’
Super-diversity and its implications
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |