Teaching Others, Learning About Selves: Collaborative Self-Study of Two International Teacher Educators

• In Event: Reflections on Teacher Education in Global Contexts

Abstract

Research on international teacher education focused on U.S educators’ shared challenges in an international setting (e.g., Williams & Berry, 2016). However, research on understanding the lived experiences of international teacher educators in the US is limited. In this study, the two authors reported on their experiences of learning to mentor an international teacher candidate as international teacher educators in the US. Through analyzing our individual and collaborative journals as well as collegial dialogues, we conducted a collaborative self-study about (1) the tensions and negotiations we experienced, (2) the professional knowledge we co-constructed, and (3) the growth we had. This study contributes to the scholarly conversations about the learning of teacher educators from the underrepresented groups through employing (collaborative) self-study.

Authors

• Zheng Gu, Michigan State University

• Yue Bian, University of Washington Bothell