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Publication Date: 2021
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Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers' Professional Learning through the Pedagogical Exchange of Ideas during a Teaching Abroad Experience
Moorhouse, Benjamin Luke; Harfitt, Gary James
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, v49 n2 p230-244 2021
This study explores the professional learning of ten pre-service teachers from Hong Kong and ten host teachers in a school in China who participated in a teaching abroad project. The participants' professional learning during the project is conceptualised within five knowledge domains of quality teaching for the twenty-first century: personal, contextual, pedagogical, sociological and social. The findings suggest that by immersing pre-service teachers in an unfamiliar teaching environment, they can learn professional knowledge for teaching in an increasingly complex world. This complements the knowledge they are acquiring in their domestic courses and practicums. Furthermore, through the pedagogical exchange of ideas, the host teachers are also found to benefit. We recommend that teaching abroad opportunities be included in initial teacher education (ITE) programmes and that host teachers' professional learning are considered in their development.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Educational Quality, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Programs, Study Abroad, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Cultural Differences, Practicums, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Foreign Countries, Program Descriptions, Educational Change, Misconceptions, Student Attitudes
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong; China
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