ERIC Number: EJ1097325
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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Multicultural Group Work on Field Excursions to Promote Student Teachers' Intercultural Competence
Brendel, Nina; Aksit, Fisun; Aksit, Selahattin; Schrüfer, Gabriele
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v40 n2 p284-301 2016
As a response to the intercultural challenges of Geography Education, this study seeks to determine factors fostering intercultural competence of student teachers. Based on a one-week multicultural field excursion of eight German and eight Turkish students in Kayseri (Turkey) on Education for Sustainable Development, we used qualitative interviews to evaluate changes in the 16 student teachers' intercultural competence. Findings strongly indicate that multicultural fieldwork fosters intercultural learning on a personal level.
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Geography Instruction, Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Sustainable Development, Cultural Pluralism, Qualitative Research, Field Experience Programs, Teacher Education, Socialization, College Students, Interviews, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Ethnocentrism, Social Bias, Attitude Change, Futures (of Society), Teaching (Occupation), Travel
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany; Turkey
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