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The Transformative Power of Travel? Four Social Studies Teachers Reflect on Their International Professional Development
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Patterson, Timothy – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2015
Common sense thinking on international professional development suggests that the rewards for teachers are automatic. One of the most frequently advertised gains teachers are expected to see from participation includes the likelihood that they will have a transformative experience, whereby aspects of their personal or professional attributes are…
Descriptors: Travel, Transformative Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Social Studies