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Savva, Maria – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2017
This paper looks at how personal struggles associated with the overseas setting caused changes in the intercultural perspective of 30 Anglophone educators working in international schools. Situated within a social constructivist framework, interview methods were utilised to build a collective narrative shared by educators. Findings reveal that…
Descriptors: International Schools, Overseas Employment, Acculturation, Cultural Differences
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Savva, Maria – Journal of Research in International Education, 2015
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…
Descriptors: Critical Incidents Method, Teacher Characteristics, Qualitative Research, Interviews