It is not just an academic experience: preservice teachers as long-term sojourners in a study abroad program in the USA

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dc.authoridASLAN, REYHAN/0000-0001-6099-8990
dc.contributor.authorAslan, Reyhan
dc.contributor.authorBekereci-Sahin, Melike
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:32:50Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:32:50Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPurpose This paper aims to focus on the long-term international experiences of a group of preservice English teachers who studied abroad as part of their training and recently returned home. Design/methodology/approach Employing an interpretivist case study, five preservice English teachers participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews. The participants were consulted to elicit feedback as the part of a member checking procedure. Findings This study revealed that the participants' views of their international experience were primarily shaped by two main themes: (1) postsojourn outcomes: intercultural learning, professional learning and personal growth and (2) bumps in the road: struggles in capitalizing the learning opportunities. Originality/value Recruiting students for extended study abroad programs alone without a concerted effort to address (inter)cultural learning and growth might not guarantee the quality and the outcomes of such programs. Based on the findings, the role of meaningful and intentional collaboration within the participant groups and between the partner institutions as well as critical reflection opportunities to assist prospective teachers through their growth in intercultural learning was discussed.
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/IJCED-04-2021-0039
dc.identifier.endpage382
dc.identifier.issn2396-7404
dc.identifier.issn2309-4907
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85112305751
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage367
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/IJCED-04-2021-0039
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/15641
dc.identifier.volume23
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000685224200001
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Comparative Education and Development
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectIntercultural education
dc.subjectInternational mobility programs
dc.subjectPreservice teachers
dc.subjectLong-term study abroad
dc.subjectQualitative case study
dc.titleIt is not just an academic experience: preservice teachers as long-term sojourners in a study abroad program in the USA
dc.typeArticle

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