Multicultural Teacher Preparation: Developing Intercultural Competence Through Digital Problem-Based Learning

• In Event: Intercultural Perspectives on Education

Abstract

Intercultural education is given only minor attention in teacher education. This study aims at fostering intercultural competence in pre-service teachers through an international Problem-Based Learning (PBL) setting. Digital media were used to support international interactions. The results of a quasi-experiment including 82 pre-service teachers from a German and Austrian university indicate that a digital PBL compared to a traditional PBL is more appropriate to facilitate intercultural competence. In the continuation of this project international interactions and cultural heterogeneity will be extended by involving participants from other countries (e.g., Israel).

Authors

• Alfred Weinberger, Private University of Education of the Diocese of Linz

• Christoph Dähling, University of Bonn

• Jutta Standop, University of Bonn

• Etti Gordon Ginzburg, Gordon College of Education