Virtual Activities to Promote Multiculturalism and Sustainability of International Partnerships

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Author(s): Jiyoon Yoon (The University of Texas at Arlington, USA)and Insoon Han (University of Minnesota – Duluth, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 17
Source title: Handbook of Research on Applied Learning Theory and Design in Modern Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Elena A. Railean (European University of Moldova, Moldova), Gabriela Walker (University of South Dakota, USA), Atilla Elçi (Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey)and Liz Jackson (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9634-1.ch028

Keywords: Curriculum Development and Instructional Design / Education / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design

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This paper is a report on the findings of a study to measure the effects of virtual activities for promoting diversity/multiculturalism and sustaining international partnerships in science teacher education between the America and Korea. Partnership program website and international workshop are the virtual activities in this study to ensure continued collaboration between two countries. Journal and survey with the science teacher candidates, assessment methods the teacher candidates developed for their students, and the number of international partnership programs between two countries are the data resources in this study. Findings indicate that 1) the American and Korean teacher candidates learn diverse knowledge for teaching science after the virtual international activities; 2) they show more consideration on multicultural/diversity aspects as future global science teachers; and 3) these activities continuously improve international relationships between two countries.

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