ERIC Number: EJ1378783
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 17
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Interculturally Competent Teachers: Behavioural Dimensions and the Role of Study Abroad
Okken, G. J.; Jansen, E. P. W. A.; Hofman, W. H. A.; Coelen, R. J.
Cogent Education, v9 n1 Article 2138048 2022
Intercultural Teaching Competence (ITC) is essential for teaching in increasingly diverse primary schools. However, research has not sufficiently addressed the meaning and development of ITC, including whether study abroad during teacher education contributes to the dimensions included. Therefore, this study seeks to determine which dimensions of ITC the respondent teachers report and whether there is a difference in ITC between teachers with or without study abroad experience. Survey data from 155 Dutch primary school teachers measure dimensions of ITC selected from prior literature, of which five can be measured reliably. Furthermore, compared with teachers without study abroad experience, teachers with such experience score significantly higher on the ITC dimensions of openness and storytelling.
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Communication, Study Abroad, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Experience, Elementary School Students, Teacher Competencies, Comparative Analysis, Story Telling, Foreign Countries, Diversity, Personality Traits, Classroom Techniques, Student Centered Learning, Reliability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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