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Hotdog as Metaphor: (Co)Developing Stories of Learning through Photo-Cued Interviewing
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Johnson, Kayla M. – Teachers College Record, 2020
Background/Context: Photos are a powerful tool for eliciting stories that may otherwise go untold in traditional interview formats. Photo-elicitation type methods vary widely in their ontological, epistemological, and teleological orientations, providing different tools for understanding participants' experiences and interpretations of those…
Descriptors: Photography, Interviews, Research Methodology, Personal Narratives
Sharing a Vision with an International Partner through Photographs
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Dunn, Leah S.; Ceo-DiFrancesco, Diane; Srivastava, Rakhi – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2019
The purpose of this study was to establish a shared vision between the academic program and the international service-learning partner. Through the use of photovoice (Collier & Collier, 1986), we conducted a needs assessment to determine the partner's priorities. Analysis of interview transcripts and photos yielded themes representing the…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Service Learning, Study Abroad, Needs Assessment
Learning to Eat Politely at the Chinese Homestay Dinner Table: Two Contrasting Case Studies
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Lee, Sheng-Hsun; Wu, Qian; Di, Chunyuan; Kinginger, Celeste – Foreign Language Annals, 2017
While study abroad homestays are often credited with providing opportunities for language and cultural learning, at times they can be characterized by communicative, cross-cultural, or interpersonal discord. In documenting these conflicts and their consequences, research to date has relied largely on students' self-reports, often focusing on their…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Cultural Awareness, Food, Sociocultural Patterns
The Impact of a Study Abroad Experience on Preservice Teachers' Dispositions and Plans for Teaching English Language Learners
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Pilonieta, Paola; Medina, Adriana L.; Hathaway, Jennifer I. – Teacher Educator, 2017
This study explored how a study abroad experience affected preservice teachers' (PSTs') dispositions towards and plans for teaching English Language Learners (ELLs). This qualitative study involved 16 elementary education initial licensure PSTs who participated in a 2-month study abroad trip to Germany. Data in the form of surveys, interviews, and…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Occupational Aspiration
The Image of the Child Constructed and Transformed by Preservice Teachers in International Contexts
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McCartney, Holly; Harris, Teresa – Action in Teacher Education, 2014
International experiences offer new settings for revisiting, revising, and reconstructing currently held images of the child. Specifically, international practicum experiences can provide preservice teachers with opportunities to reflect on their views about children by positioning themselves as "the other." The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Children, Practicums
A Case Study of Troika Short-Term Study Abroad Program Model in Community Colleges
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Pickard, Jeremy L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This case study examined the phenomenon, through a basic interpretive approach, of 13 students who participated in a short-term study abroad program at a community college. Participants shared experiences from their programs that provided meaning to their lives and how that meaning has shaped their life socially, academically, professionally, and…
Descriptors: Travel, Program Effectiveness, Case Studies, Study Abroad