Narratives of Learning Through International Professional Experience

Description

This book presents a collection of research-based narratives exploring the learning of pre-service teachers and teacher educators in a range of international professional experience (IPE) settings. The narratives, based on over 20 years of IPE managed by an Australian faculty of education, capture the lessons learnt from the IPE program from a variety of perspectives, including academic staff, pre-service teachers and in-country partners. Four key themes emerge from the narratives: identity, learning through discomfort, collaboration and relationships. At a time when critics of teacher education are arguing for more predictable, standardised programs and practices, this book advocates for richly diverse, innovative programs that better prepare the next generation of educators for teaching in a multicultural, uncertain future. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Monash University International Professional Experience Program (Judy Williams, Ange Fitzgerald, Graham Parr)....Pages 1-14 Tourist, Tour Guide, Traveller, Travel Agent? Reflections on Leading and Learning from International Professional Experiences (Ange Fitzgerald)....Pages 15-27 Pre-service Teachers’ International Teaching Placement: Outcomes for the Accompanying Academic (Gillian Kidman, Catherine Lang, Marcelle Cacciattolo)....Pages 29-45 Self-Interest and Ethical Praxis Agendas in an International Teaching Practicum (Graham Parr, Julie Faulkner, Craig Rowe)....Pages 47-62 Going with the Flow: Pre-service Teacher Learning in, About and with Community (Robyn Babaeff)....Pages 63-75 Mentoring-Learning in a Cross-Language and Cross-Cultural Framework: Australian Pre-service Teachers and Israeli Mentor-Teachers (Janina Kahn-Horwitz, David Mittelberg, Roberta Bell-Kligler, Rachael Gelfman Schultz)....Pages 77-93 Building Intercultural Competence and Professional Confidence Through Collaboration in an Italian IPE (Libby Tudball, Michael Phillips)....Pages 95-110 Outside in: Learning from an International Professional Experience Program (Pearl Subban, Allie Clemans)....Pages 111-123 The Influence of an International Context on a Teacher Educator’s Knowledge, Practice and Identity (Michael Phillips)....Pages 125-138 Acknowledging and Learning from Discomfort: The Learners’ Perspective (Gillian Kidman, Zoe Davies, Cassy Eaton)....Pages 139-152 Resilience, Global Threat, and International Professional Experience (Julie Faulkner, Anne Keary, Jan Drew)....Pages 153-167 Learning from Leading: A Teacher Educator’s Perspective of Learning Through Leading an International Professional Experience (Judy Williams)....Pages 169-184