Getting Out Of Their Comfort Zone: Examining Teacher Candidates' Reactions To Service-Learning Abroad

Creator

Michele Regalla, University of Central Florida

Abstract

This study presents data gathered from a service-learning trip to Costa Rica designed for teacher candidates. Data include participant responses to writing prompts, field notes, and follow-up questionnaires. Results show that participants' experience with the language barrier raised their empathy toward English learners. However, participants expressed dissonance regarding student behavioral norms.

Publication Date

4-2-2016

Publication Title

Multicultural Perspectives

Volume

18

Issue

2

Number of Pages

65-72

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/15210960.2016.1152893

Copyright Status

Unknown

Socpus ID

84974604038 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84974604038

STARS Citation

Regalla, Michele, "Getting Out Of Their Comfort Zone: Examining Teacher Candidates' Reactions To Service-Learning Abroad" (2016). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 3483.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/3483