Shifting Teacher Cultural Awareness and Teaching through Study Abroad Experiences

This article explores the experiences of pPreservice teachers’ study abroad experiences and its influence on their cultural awareness and teaching is explored in this paper. Participants in this study include preservice teachers from a large teacher education program. Teacher reflections and one-on-one semi-structured interview data were gathered, transcribed, coded, and analyzed by using qualitative method for generating themes. The findings from this the study have implications forprovide support for the inclusion of study abroad in teacher education programs.   

Keywords: Study Abroad, Teacher Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Responsive Teaching