Texas Preservice Teachers in Costa Rica: Holistic Impact of International Study Abroad Experiences on Future Educators

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 1
  In Roundtable Session: Study Abroad: The International Experience

Abstract

Using Singleton’s (2015) Head, Heart and Hands Model for Transformational Learning, Mezirow’s (1991) transformative learning theory (TLT), and Pugh's pragmatic construct of transformational learning experience (Pugh, 2002) as conceptual and analytical frameworks, this paper investigates the psychosocial impact of experiential learning within an international Central American place-based pedagogical context inclusive of K-12 service-learning upon Texas pre/in-service teachers' conceptions of pedagogical practice and curriculum design.

Authors

• Peter Scaramuzzo, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Sara Raven, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Julie Annette Singleton, Texas A&M University - College Station