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HOW PRESERVICE TEACHERS EXPERIENCE BECOMING INTERNATIONALLY MINDED THROUGH PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME CERTIFICATION

O'dell, Kathleen Alyce
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1502679007714987

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2017, PHD, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies.
The purpose of this mixed method study was to understand how preservice teachers experienced becoming internationally minded at the Midwestern public university where they were enrolled in an early childhood education program in which Primary Years Programme (PYP) certification was embedded. Findings show that the PYP elements in the early childhood education courses provided the participants with a framework for understanding and defining international mindedness as shown in their use of the PYP learner profile attributes in explaining international mindedness and its importance in their teaching practice. The frequency and intensity of the PYP field and student teaching experiences varied among the participants, and no single combination had a greater influence than another on their interest in teaching in a PYP school or on their perceived growth in international mindedness. Two areas emerged as influential in their journey. First, predisposition played an important role as a starting point for the participants’ journeys toward international mindedness. Second, intercultural relationships emerged as strongly influencing the level of intercultural competence of the participants and the value they placed on international mindedness in their practice. Those who developed close intercultural relationships before or during this study saw the extent of the benefits of teaching international mindedness to students beyond the confines of the classroom with the aim of nurturing global citizenship. Although this study provides insights into designing or improving a PYP certification program at a university when the aim is to create international mindedness, much remains to be learned.
Martha Lash, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Gumiko Monobe, Dr. (Committee Co-Chair)
Maureen Blankemeyer, Dr. (Committee Member)
265 p.
Curriculum Development; Early Childhood Education; Education
IBPYP; International Baccalaureate; Primary Years Programme; International mindedness; Intercultural Competence; Preservice teachers

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  • O'dell, K. A. (2017). HOW PRESERVICE TEACHERS EXPERIENCE BECOMING INTERNATIONALLY MINDED THROUGH PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME CERTIFICATION [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1502679007714987

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • O'dell, Kathleen. HOW PRESERVICE TEACHERS EXPERIENCE BECOMING INTERNATIONALLY MINDED THROUGH PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME CERTIFICATION . 2017. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1502679007714987.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • O'dell, Kathleen. "HOW PRESERVICE TEACHERS EXPERIENCE BECOMING INTERNATIONALLY MINDED THROUGH PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME CERTIFICATION ." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1502679007714987

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