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Dissertation
Internationalizing Teacher Education
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2014
Abstract
The United States teacher education programs stand at an important transitional period of internationalization within an already rapidly globalizing society. Although effectively preparing preservice teachers for multicultural learning environments is crucial, traditional and local orientations like the pressures of high-stakes accountability and standardization mean that these efforts still trail rapidly changing educational environments. Despite the urgency of teacher education program reform in a complex and fluid school environment in the twenty first century, the priority of campus internationalization varies significantly depending on individual institutions. A combined theoretical framework based on cognitive development theory and human holistic development theory has posited possible relationships among the factors of global competency and intercultural sensitivity. Preservice teacher perceptions were sampled through survey data retrieved from seven institutions in the State University System of Florida. Multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the contributions of three subscales of global competency on intercultural sensitivity. Study findings suggest that each of the three global competency factors contributes to intercultural sensitivity. Intercultural communication skills were found to have the strongest influence on intercultural sensitivity, followed by substantive knowledge as the second strongest and perceptual understanding as the third strongest. Findings suggest that intercultural communication skills carry almost five times more weight than perceptual understanding, and substantive knowledge has almost twice the weight of perceptual understanding. Further analysis extended the model using demographic variables to enrich the regression model. Implications for further study and recommendations for policy implementation are included.
Details
- Title
- Internationalizing Teacher Education
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 145
- Copyright
- © 2014 Kaori Ichinose Burkart
- Identifiers
- 99380090846106600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida