International Students' Experience of Practicum in Teacher Education: An Exploration through Internationalisation and Professional Socialisation

Autor/inn/en	Barton, Georgina M.; Hartwig, Kay A.; Cain, Melissa
Titel	International Students' Experience of Practicum in Teacher Education: An Exploration through Internationalisation and Professional Socialisation
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40 (2015) 8, Artikel 9 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Practicums; Interviews; Student Experience; Data Analysis; Socialization; Global Approach; College Students; Preservice Teacher Education; Case Studies; Qualitative Research; Research Methodology; Student Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Focus Groups; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Studienerfahrung; Auswertung; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Globales Denken; Collegestudent; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	This paper explores the practicum experience of international students studying in a teacher education course. Much research has investigated the experience of international students during their degree experience but there is limited research that has addressed the practicum; a key component of teacher education. The research that does exist tends to view international students as analogous rather than individual students with distinct needs and experiences. The current paper will draw evidence from fourteen (14) international students gathered via interviews. The themes of learning and teaching contexts and relationships; curriculum, pedagogy and assessment; and personal attributes were identified and the conceptual frameworks of internationalisation and professional socialisation were applied in the data analysis. Findings revealed there are some generalisations can be applied to the understanding of international students' experience during practicum however, each student had individual attributes that impacted on the overall experience. There is potential for this research to inform the development of carefully structured and culturally sensitive work placement programs for international students studying education worldwide. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01