Kenyan International Teaching Practicum: Preparing Preservice Teachers for a Global Perspective

• In Event: Poster Session 6
  In Poster Session: International Field Experiences

Abstract

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore and identify the transformative experiences, personal and professional, of 22 Canadian pre-service teachers who participated in a three week practicum in Kenya, Africa. The pre-service teachers participated in semi-structured individual pre and post practicum interviews. The same group was invited to complete a pre and post practicum web based Global Mindedness Survey (Hett, 1993). Analysis of the data revealed the extent and nature of the changes in personal and pedagogical behaviors, values, and attitudes of the pre-service teachers. Our findings suggest that the Kenyan practicum increased the pre-service teachers’ Global-mindedness along all the dimensions, which has informed their subsequent teaching practice in North American public school classrooms.

Authors

• Glenda Lee Black, Nipissing University

• Rogerio Bernardes, Nipissing University