Preparing Education Students for an International Future? Connecting Students' Experience to Institutional Contexts.

Autor/inn/en	Alexiadou, Nafsika; Kefala, Zoi; Rönnberg, Linda
Titel	Preparing Education Students for an International Future? Connecting Students' Experience to Institutional Contexts.
Quelle	In: Journal of studies in international education, 25 (2021) 4, S. 443-460Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153; 1552-7808
DOI	10.1177/1028315321998498
Schlagwörter	Frühpädagogik; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Karriereplanung; Studienberatung; Fernstudium; Online; Schweden
Abstract	This article focuses on "internationalization at home" (IaH) for education students in Swedish Universities and its significance for their professional formation and future practice. We draw on research in two large institutions and explore the perceptions and experiences of internationalization of home students in education. We find that while the "intercultural" understanding of students is well developed, the international and intercultural dimensions of experiencing IaH are limited, due to several institutional and learning environment contexts. This has consequences for the social dimensions of future teaching practice. In addition, the perception of the discipline as "national" is significant in shaping the outlook of students toward international questions and their own future personal and professional mobility. We contextualize these findings using documentary analysis and staff interviews, and argue that to achieve intercultural and international learning environments of quality, social relevance, and long-term social benefit, we need to rethink how internationalization perspectives are integrated in teacher education courses. (HoF/text adopted).
Erfasst von	Institut für Hochschulforschung (HoF) an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Update	2022/1