Exploring intercultural competence in teacher education: A comparative study between science and foreign language teacher trainers | Zendy

Dilek Akpinar Kadriye | Zendy; Ihsan Unaldi and | Zendy

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Exploring intercultural competence in teacher education: A comparative study between science and foreign language teacher trainers

Author(s) -

Dilek Akpinar Kadriye,

Ihsan Unaldi and

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

educational research and reviews

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1990-3839

DOI - 10.5897/err2014.1852

Subject(s) - intercultural competence , psychology , qualitative property , foreign language , competence (human resources) , qualitative research , pedagogy , intercultural communication , mathematics education , cultural competence , medical education , sociology , medicine , computer science , social psychology , social science , machine learning

This study investigated the intercultural outcomes of short-term study visit programs for Foreign Language and Science teacher trainers. A mixed method including quantitative and qualitative data was used to compare the differences between the two groups’ intercultural development in terms of their study field. Fantini’s questionnaire was used for the quantitative data and as for qualitative data individual interviews were conducted. The results indicate significant differences in the formation of intercultural competence between the foreign language and science teacher trainers in terms of their study field. Outcomes will be discussed regarding the professional development of the educators in higher education. Key words: Higher education, intercultural competence, study visit.

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