Beyond borders: Virtual Global Engagement in teacher education

IF 3.9 1区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Teaching and Teacher Education Pub Date : 2025-06-25 DOI:10.1016/j.tate.2025.105133

Lu Xu , Allison Hinds , Aigul Rakisheva , Nevine El Souefi , Allison Witt

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Abstract

This study examines preservice teachers’ experiences in a Virtual Global Engagement (VGE) program designed to prepare them for culturally and linguistically diverse online classrooms. Building on virtual exchange (VE), VGE engages preservice teachers in synchronous virtual collaboration across universities and communities locally and globally (Witt, in press). Through qualitative analysis of focus groups and interviews, the study identifies key challenges and the adaptive strategies preservice teachers developed in response. These experiences contribute to their intercultural awareness and emerging teacher identities. Findings suggest that VGE can support the development of inclusive and reflective educators by transforming challenges into learning opportunities.

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超越国界：教师教育中的虚拟全球参与

本研究考察了职前教师在虚拟全球参与（VGE）项目中的经验，该项目旨在为他们适应文化和语言多样化的在线课堂做准备。在虚拟交换（VE）的基础上，VGE使职前教师参与本地和全球大学和社区的同步虚拟协作（Witt，出版中）。通过焦点小组和访谈的定性分析，本研究确定了职前教师面临的主要挑战，并制定了相应的适应策略。这些经历有助于他们的跨文化意识和教师身份的形成。研究结果表明，VGE可以将挑战转化为学习机会，从而支持包容性和反思性教育工作者的发展。

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来源期刊

Teaching and Teacher Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

CiteScore

6.50

自引率

12.80%

发文量

294

审稿时长

86 days

期刊介绍： Teaching and Teacher Education is an international journal concerned primarily with teachers, teaching, and/or teacher education situated in an international perspective and context. The journal focuses on early childhood through high school (secondary education), teacher preparation, along with higher education concerning teacher professional development and/or teacher education. Teaching and Teacher Education is a multidisciplinary journal committed to no single approach, discipline, methodology, or paradigm. The journal welcomes varied approaches (qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods) to empirical research; also publishing high quality systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Manuscripts should enhance, build upon, and/or extend the boundaries of theory, research, and/or practice in teaching and teacher education. Teaching and Teacher Education does not publish unsolicited Book Reviews.