TY - JOUR
T1 - Rethinking the hermit kingdom
T2 - US social studies teachers’ cross-cultural professional development in South Korea
AU - Choi, Yoonjung
AU - Shin, Eui Kyung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Australian Teacher Education Association.
PY - 2016/3/14
Y1 - 2016/3/14
N2 - This study explores the experiences of 34 US social studies teachers who participated in a cross-cultural professional development in South Korea, and the impact of the programme on the participant teachers’ perceptions and practices of global education. Drawing upon a postcolonial lens, this mixed-method study takes a critical look at (a) how social studies teachers who mostly had limited previous knowledge of and experiences with the host country experienced cross-cultural learning and (b) how the teachers’ experiences were applied to their perceptions on global education and actual curricular and pedagogical changes in the classroom. The findings of this study provide solid empirical evidence on the possibilities and limitations of such international professional development, particularly in non-Western contexts, and discuss the implications on global teacher education.
AB - This study explores the experiences of 34 US social studies teachers who participated in a cross-cultural professional development in South Korea, and the impact of the programme on the participant teachers’ perceptions and practices of global education. Drawing upon a postcolonial lens, this mixed-method study takes a critical look at (a) how social studies teachers who mostly had limited previous knowledge of and experiences with the host country experienced cross-cultural learning and (b) how the teachers’ experiences were applied to their perceptions on global education and actual curricular and pedagogical changes in the classroom. The findings of this study provide solid empirical evidence on the possibilities and limitations of such international professional development, particularly in non-Western contexts, and discuss the implications on global teacher education.
KW - cross-cultural experience
KW - global teacher education
KW - postcolonial theory
KW - professional development
KW - social studies teachers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84958754765&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/1359866X.2015.1066490
DO - 10.1080/1359866X.2015.1066490
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84958754765
SN - 1359-866X
VL - 44
SP - 188
EP - 202
JO - Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
JF - Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
IS - 2
ER -