Pains and Gains of International Mobility in Teacher Education

Cover......Page 1
Pains and Gains of International Mobility in Teacher Education......Page 4
ISBN 9789460914959 (hardback)......Page 5
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 8
OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS......Page 10
INTERCULTURAL LEARNING AS A KEY COMPETENCE FOR PROFESSIONALIZATION......Page 12
REFERENCES......Page 15
1. SCHOOLS AND TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION AND MIGRATION......Page 16
2. HOW MOBILE ARE FUTURE TEACHERS?......Page 17
3. SWISS UNIVERSITIES OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND STUDENT MOBILITY......Page 18
3.2 The Mobility Concept of the University of Teacher Education Thurgau (PHTG) as an Example......Page 19
4.1 Expectations......Page 21
4.2 Challenges and Areas of Difficulty......Page 22
5. A SURVEY OF THREE YEARS OF STUDENT MOBILITY IN PRIMARY TEACHER EDUCATION......Page 23
5.1.1 Reasons for Mobility and Criteria for Selection of Host University......Page 24
5.1.2 Perceived Values and Learning Outcomes......Page 26
5.1.3 Self-Perception after Mobility Experience......Page 27
5.2 Conclusion......Page 28
6. REAPING THE BENEFITS AND ENSURING SUSTAINABILITY......Page 29
7. FUTURE NEEDS AND DEVELOPMENTS......Page 31
REFERENCES......Page 32
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 34
2.1 Culturally Responsive Teaching in Teacher Education......Page 35
2.2 Multicultural Students as Stimulation for Intercultural Learning Processes......Page 36
3.1 The Significance of Internationalization in Higher Education......Page 37
3.2 Well-Being of Incoming Students at Their Host University......Page 38
3.3 Language as a Central Communication Aid in Learning......Page 39
3.4 Learning – Learning Styles and Learning Strategies From an Intercultural Point of View......Page 40
4. INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL – A CONCEPT OF ACADEMIC TEACHING FOR MULTICULTURAL GROUPS OF STUDENTS......Page 41
4.1 Establishing Inclusion......Page 43
4.3 Enhancing Meaning......Page 44
4.4 Engendering Competence......Page 45
4.5 Critical Objections to the Concept of Teaching......Page 46
5.2.1 Developing Attitude......Page 47
5.2.2 Enhancing Meaning Curriculum Contents and Possibilities of Transferring the Acquired Skills:......Page 48
5.2.4 Establishing Inclusion Social Support:......Page 49
6.1 Institutional Level......Page 50
6.1.3 Place of Residence......Page 51
6.3 Students and Mentoring Programmes......Page 52
NOTES......Page 53
REFERENCES......Page 55
I WANTED TO GO TO SPAIN BUT I ENDED UP IN FINLAND – ANALYSIS OF AND CONCLUSIONS ABOUT STUDENT EXCHANGE......Page 58
THE MOTIVES OF EXCHANGE STUDENTS......Page 61
CONCLUSIONS......Page 65
REFERENCES......Page 66
2. CURRENT STATE OF RESEARCH......Page 68
4. METHODS......Page 71
5. RESULTS......Page 72
5.1 A More Reflected Perspective on the “Familiar”......Page 73
5.2 Appreciation of One’s Own Teacher Education......Page 75
5.3 Valuation From the Exchange Students’ Point of View......Page 76
5.4 New Impulses for One’s Own Teaching......Page 78
6.1 Recognising a Difference: Reconsidering the “Familiar”......Page 79
6.2 Levels of Normality Reflection......Page 80
Stage 2 – Culture-Relative Processing of Differences:......Page 81
6.3 The Potential Is Not Automatically Put into Effect......Page 82
6.4 Research Desiderata......Page 83
REFERENCES......Page 84
1. DID YOU KNOW?......Page 88
2. BEST WISHES FROM LONDON!......Page 89
3. HOW MUCH? (FACTS AND FIGURES)......Page 90
3.3 What Proportion of the Complete Staff?......Page 91
3.4 Which Subject Areas Travel Most?......Page 92
4.1 “An ERASMUS Assignment is not Valued by University or Government as Part of the Career Development of the Teacher”......Page 93
5.1 Personal Growth......Page 94
5.2 Cooperation between Individuals......Page 95
5.3 Cooperation between Institutions......Page 96
5.4 Higher Quality in Education......Page 97
7. THE INTERNATIONAL WEEK......Page 98
7.2 The International Week Concept......Page 99
REFERENCES......Page 100
CONCLUSION......Page 102
3. Internationalization at Home: The Contribution of Mobility......Page 103
REFERENCES......Page 105
AUTHORS......Page 106