Consonance and dissonance in a study abroad program as a catalyst for professional development of pre-service teachers |
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| Authors: | Roger Brindley Suzanne QuinnMary Lou Morton |
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| Institution: | Department of Childhood Education, University of South Florida, EDU 162, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606, USA |
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| Abstract: | This research examines the experiences of elementary and early childhood pre-service teachers from the U.S. engaged in a month long study abroad internship program in England. Using data from participants written journals, we use a hermeneutic approach to interrogate their evolving sense of professional development and their understanding of cultural differences in the internship in England. Informed by a theoretical framework of consonance and dissonance (Cochran-Smith, M. (1991). Reinventing student teaching. Journal of Teacher Education, 42(2), 104–118), the emerging themes were related to the school context, the teacher's role, the learners, the buildings, and the community. Implications are for planning and facilitation of pre-service teachers study abroad experiences are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Pre-service teachers Study abroad program England Internship |
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