Characteristics of the International Educator and the Strategic Role of Critical Incidents

Autor/in	Savva, Maria
Titel	Characteristics of the International Educator and the Strategic Role of Critical Incidents
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in International Education, 14 (2015) 1, S.16-28 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1475-2409
DOI	10.1177/1475240915570548
Schlagwörter	Critical Incidents Method; Teacher Characteristics; Qualitative Research; Interviews; International Schools; Foreign Workers; Investigations; Overseas Employment; Attribution Theory; Motivation; Travel; Early Experience; Influences; Risk; Midlife Transitions; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching (Occupation); Teacher Surveys; Foreign Countries; Values; China; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; International school; Internationale Schule; Untersuchung; Auslandstätigkeit; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Frühbeginn; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Risiko; Midlife-Krise; Lehrerverhalten; Teaching; Lehrberuf; Ausland; Wertbegriff; Niederlande
Abstract	This study explored the characteristics of the international educator through a qualitative analysis of initial decisions to teach abroad. Using interview data from 30 Anglophone educators based across three international schools in China and the Netherlands, the investigation looked beyond surface motives to explore the deeper values which propelled educators overseas. Dominant characteristics included a high value ascribed to travel, as well as a high value ascribed to change and/or risk. How international educators came to ascribe these values was often explained through critical incidents during their formative or young adult years. Analysis of critical incidents suggested that early or repeated exposure to travel, including study abroad experiences, contributed significantly to the development of predispositions towards international employment. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01