Reflections on a Collaborative Project between Elementary Students from an International School and Students from a Host Country

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dc.contributor.advisorFulton, Carol
dc.contributor.advisorMaeers, Mhairi B.
dc.contributor.authorSawchuk, Stephanie Lynn
dc.contributor.committeememberLewis, Patrick
dc.contributor.committeememberMcNeil, Barbara
dc.contributor.externalexaminerCarlson Berg, Laurie
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-20T19:09:57Z
dc.date.available2014-10-20T19:09:57Z
dc.date.issued2013-10
dc.descriptionA Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction, University of Regina. vii, 81 p.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is an autoethnographic self-study intended to create conversations amongst educators teaching in international schools overseas, and to possibly bring about change in the way we, as expatriate teachers, view service learning; in the way we attempt to incorporate the host culture, and in the way we promote intercultural literacy with young students. The participants in this study included 17 international school students, aged seven to nine, who collaborated with 25 local students of the same age, on five separate occasions to plan and implement environmental projects in the local community. While mainly project-based and experiential, responsible citizenship through environmental activism added the element of service learning. The service-learning component met the curricular standards of citizenship in social studies and the environment in science. Teaching the concept of responsible citizenship to young students who are not actually citizens of the country in which they are residing, is a complex task for an educator. Research on integrating the participation of students from the host culture with elementary students in an international school setting, is scant and therefore invites further research. This is the story of my journey as an expatriate living in a fascinating country, and my attempt to navigate through the implementation of this multi-faceted project. The study revealed the importance of authentic relationships and reflective practice as the most necessary components for this type of research project.en_US
dc.description.authorstatusStudenten
dc.description.peerreviewyesen
dc.identifier.tcnumberTC-SRU-5468
dc.identifier.thesisurlhttp://ourspace.uregina.ca/bitstream/handle/10294/5468/Sawchuk_Stephanie_192801982_MEd_C%26I_Spring2014.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10294/5468
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Reginaen_US
dc.titleReflections on a Collaborative Project between Elementary Students from an International School and Students from a Host Countryen_US
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.departmentFaculty of Educationen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineCurriculm and Instructionen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Reginaen
thesis.degree.levelMaster'sen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Education (MEd)en_US
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