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Title: 'I Try to Put Myself in Their Shoes': Teacher Candidates, Intercultural Competencies, and Story Circles Workshops
Language: English
Authors: Nayomi Gunasekara Field, Michael Kopish
Source: Journal of International Social Studies. 2025 15(2):100-129.
Availability: International Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies. 8555 16th Street Suite 500, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 765-496-3029; Fax: 765-496-2210; Web site: https://www.socialstudies.org/iajiss
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 30
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Cultural Awareness, Teacher Competencies, Social Studies, Foreign Students, Workshops, Story Telling, Social Influences, Student Attitudes, Consciousness Raising, Diversity, Values, Knowledge Level
ISSN: 2327-3585
Abstract: Despite the growing popularity of Story Circles, there is a lack of research in social studies and teacher education regarding how they impact teacher candidates' perceptions of intercultural competencies. This paper employs a convergent mixed-methods design to investigate social studies teacher candidates' perceptions of their intercultural competencies after participating with international students in three Story Circles workshops. The study explores their perceptions through thematic analysis of participant reflections and crosschecks the findings with recordings of the workshops and Likert-scale surveys. The coalesced themes highlight how participation actualized intercultural competencies. In the surveys, participants consistently rated their development of intercultural competencies positively. The relationships between survey results and themes were convergence or complementarity. The findings highlight the potential for Story Circles as a tool to foster intercultural competence among teacher candidates.
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