A Qualitative Study of Cross-Cultural Skills Growth: An International Teaching Practicum in the Philippines (original) (raw)

2017, ACSI 2017 Higher Education Symposium for Teacher Educators: Conference Monograph

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1. RESEARCH Three papers share the results of research studies on Christian teacher preparation. These include an exploration of ProEthica's suitability for the Christian college and university context (Bose, Klamm, and Smith), a study of cross-cultural skills growth in an international teaching practicum (Tyner and Graber), and findings from a cultural historical immersion experience for pre-service teachers (Ginn).

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