Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2024

Disciplines

Higher Education | International and Comparative Education | Scholarship of Teaching and Learning | Teacher Education and Professional Development

Abstract

This introduction provides an overview of the articles included in this special issue. Collectively, the researchers addressed sustaining momentum for study abroad and virtual exchange in teacher education particularly around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The studies illustrate the value of expanding access to international experiences for teachers, both in-service and preservice, and the benefits of intercultural dialogue and reflection for teachers’ intercultural development and teaching practices. Along with a summary of each of the articles included in this special issue, in this introduction, the guest editors provide a synthesis of how these articles address questions related to access, equity, and mobility; intercultural knowledge, skills, and attitudes; and the lived experiences of educators engaged in study abroad and virtual exchange. To usher in new ideas for future research, this introduction also offers other areas of inquiry that warrant exploration within the field of intercultural development in teacher education with questions that aim to help us capture the impact of teacher intercultural development on teachers’ practices and on their students’ intercultural learning.

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