Intercultural Understanding of Teacher Educators

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dc.contributor.advisorShaklee, Beverly D.
dc.contributor.advisorMaxwell, Joseph A
dc.contributor.authorMerz, Sydney Alexia
dc.creatorMerz, Sydney Alexia
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-29T18:41:02Z
dc.date.available2015-07-29T18:41:02Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractTeaching for interculturalism requires teacher educators (TEs) to reflect upon themselves before they can model and facilitate the intercultural growth of their students. Using qualitative inquiry with a mixed method component, this study investigated 10 TEs' understanding of interculturalism, examined the Intercultural Development Inventory's® (IDI) (Hammer, 2011) influence on how they think about and teach for interculturalism, and explored how they incorporate intercultural components in their university classrooms. Participating TEs taught in undergraduate educator preparation programs (EPPs) at a large public research university in the United States (U.S.). Data sources included individual interviews, syllabi, program documents, self-reported scores from a modified intercultural value rubric, researcher notes, and IDI scores. The analysis of data revealed that though broadly defined, interculturalism takes on various meanings, and TEs' understanding of interculturalism is influenced by personal and professional life events and their own students' intercultural development. The addition of International xiii Baccalaureate (IB) certification and a curricular focus on internationalization played a role in how most TEs thought about or taught for interculturalism, whereas the IDI had little to no influence. Additionally, many TEs emphasized the importance of ongoing professional development administered by the institution as an aid in their intercultural development. Finally, the TEs indicated that their primary roles are to cultivate, challenge, and support the intercultural development of their preservice teachers, recognizing the rewards and battles of this approach.
dc.format.extent231 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/9667
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2015 Sydney Alexia Merz
dc.subjectTeacher education
dc.subjectIntercultural development
dc.subjectIntercultural education
dc.subjectTeacher education
dc.subjectTeacher educator
dc.subjectTeacher educator professional development
dc.titleIntercultural Understanding of Teacher Educators
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineEducation
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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